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GoRail's team visits communities across the country to talk about how freight rail is catalyzing economic development and creating jobs. Keep up with our work and learn about the latest freight rail news in your community through our blog.

  • Rail-served Port of Mobile to start handling automotive business
    Autos

    Rail-served Port of Mobile to start handling automotive business


    April 30, 2019May 1, 2019

    Mobile, AL — Construction continues on the $60 million development of the Port of Mobile’s rail-served roll-on/roll-off vehicle processing facility. The project, announced in the…

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  • Getting Greener all the Time: Five Amazing Rail Sustainability Stats
    Sustainability

    Getting Greener all the Time: Five Amazing Rail Sustainability Stats


    April 22, 2019April 22, 2021

    Washington, D.C. — Some Earth Day trivia: What weighs 4,000 tons, carries the load of several hundred trucks, and is still the greenest way to…

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  • Op-Ed: Unsung infrastructure can show the way
    Infrastructure

    Op-Ed: Unsung infrastructure can show the way


    April 20, 2019June 20, 2019

    Oneonta, NY — New York Assemblyman Clifford Crouch recently highlighted freight rail's spending and infrastructure in an op-ed for the Oneonta Daily Star, contrasting rail…

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  • Op-Ed: Rail connections vital to Alabama economy
    Economic Impact

    Op-Ed: Rail connections vital to Alabama economy


    April 13, 2019June 20, 2019

    Birmingham, AL — Policymakers should look to freight rail's "user-pays" example when considering highway infrastructure policy, argues Alabama State Director Christy Sammon in a recent op-ed…

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  • Intermodal giant to invest $238 million in Jacksonville port expansion
    Ports

    Intermodal giant to invest $238 million in Jacksonville port expansion


    April 3, 2019April 3, 2019

    Jacksonville, FL — “You're kind of at the heart of the intermodal network,” said Kevin Thorpe, chief economist for global commercial real estate company Cushman…

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  • March Madness: GoRail team runs full-court press in support of freight rail
    Economic Impact

    March Madness: GoRail team runs full-court press in support of freight rail


    April 2, 2019April 5, 2019

    Washington, DC — March came in like a lion and went out like one, too, for the GoRail team. Our busy staff conducted over 225…

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  • Senior Women Rail Leaders Talk Career, Mentorship and Finding Balance
    Workforce

    Senior Women Rail Leaders Talk Career, Mentorship and Finding Balance


    March 29, 2019April 1, 2019

    Washington, DC. — The Association of American Railroad’s (AAR) three female senior vice presidents, Adrian Arnakis, Kathy Kirmayer and Kristin Smith — half of the…

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  • Taking a Ride on the NS 9-1-1 Safety Train
    Safety

    Taking a Ride on the NS 9-1-1 Safety Train


    March 21, 2019April 5, 2019

    Alexandria, VA — Norfolk Southern’s annual Hazmat Safety Train made its 2019 debut on a bright, crisp morning in Alexandria, Va., on Tuesday — and…

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  • Op-Ed: Infrastructure is key to continued growth in Tennessee’s economy
    Infrastructure

    Op-Ed: Infrastructure is key to continued growth in Tennessee’s economy


    February 9, 2019June 20, 2019

    Memphis, TN — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland highlights the nation's infrastructure imperative in a new op-ed for the Daily Memphian, arguing that "infrastructure is an area ripe for…

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  • Op-Ed: Tariffs undercut Colorado’s economic success
    Trade

    Op-Ed: Tariffs undercut Colorado’s economic success


    February 7, 2019June 20, 2019

    Jefferson County, CO — Jefferson County Commissioner Libby Szabo cautions policymakers in a recent op-ed against tariff escalation, noting the positive impact of international trade on…

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