Intermodal
Intermodal Rail Connections Getting a Boost in Alabama
Mobile, AL — Any recent visitor to the Port of Mobile—Alabama’s only seaport and one that boasts access to nine different freight railroads—would be hard-pressed…
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Funding OpportunitiesNew Grant Aims to Enhance Safety at Rail Crossings
Washington, D.C. — “This is really about the communities,” said Ryan Arbuckle of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) at a recent listening session on the…
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Policy IssuesSTB to Consider Forced Access at March Hearing
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB), which oversees the economic regulation of freight railroads, is considering a rule that would mandate reciprocal switching among freight…
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Policy IssuesFive Ways the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Impacts Railroads
Washington, D.C. — President Biden this week signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a momentous, bipartisan bill that will inject $1.2 trillion into…
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AgricultureSenator Tom Carper Tours Delmarva Central Railroad
Environment and Public Works Committee Chair visits Delmarva Central Railroad’s Seaford transload facility and swing bridge in Sussex County. Seaford, Delaware — U.S. Senator Tom…
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InfrastructureExplainer: Railroads and the Supply Chain
“Rail is stepping up, ready to do its part. We've been operating 24/7 for some time. We've got capacity. We want to move freight. So we're…
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Economic ImpactHoward Street Tunnel Expansion to Help Port of Baltimore Double Capacity
Baltimore, MD — This summer the expansion of the Howard Tunnel in Baltimore took another important step forward when it received its final environmental approval,…
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AutosFord’s New Carbon Neutral Megasites to be Rail-Served
The major announcement Tuesday from Ford Motor Company that it will invest $11.4 billion into the creation of two new mega campuses in Tennessee and…
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SafetyRail Safety By The Numbers
Washington, D.C. — It’s once again September, a good time to focus on public safety as kids head back to school and more drivers crowd…
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Policy IssuesLocal Leaders Urge Buttigieg, Oberman and Bose to Preserve Healthy Freight Railroads
Thirty-one rail advocates across 25 states applaud Biden Administration for rail focus while urging officials to recognize the economic and environmental benefits of freight rail.…
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