Economic Impact
This Day in History: Railroads Create the First U.S. Time Zones
Alexandria, VA — Freight railroads have a long and storied history in North America, beginning with the driving of the Golden Spike in Promontory Summit,…
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InfrastructureCongressman Mike Rogers Tours Knox Kershaw
Montgomery, AL — U.S. Congressman Mike D. Rogers (R-AL-3) joined Knox Kershaw, Inc., to tour their long-held Montgomery facility and discuss pressing rail and manufacturing…
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Economic ImpactEdgerton, Kansas: A Town With More Jobs Than Residents
How Railroad Intermodal Investments Are Creating Jobs in Kansas. Edgerton, KS — September marks the beginning of football season, when many of us turn to our…
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Economic ImpactGoRail Advocates Tout Rail’s Impact in Newspapers Across U.S.
Alexandria, VA - You may have seen our tweets, Facebook posts and blog over the summer: in a new study from Towson University, researchers quantified…
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Policy IssuesSTB Announces Proposals that Would Chill Railroad Investment
Alexandria, VA — The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB), a government agency with broad economic regulatory authority over railroads, has announced a plan to impose a…
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SafetyWisconsin, Midwest Rail Safety Weeks Kick Off
Jackson, MI — Today marks the start of Wisconsin Rail Safety Week, September 10-16, and tomorrow will kick off the first ever Midwest Rail Safety Week,…
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InfrastructureCongressman Babin Tours RailWorks Track Systems Facility
Deer Park, TX — U.S. Representative Brian Babin joined GoRail and the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) for a tour of RailWorks Track Systems’…
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IntermodalHow Freight Rail Helped Create a Global Economic Hub
How do you transform a small desert community into a 21st-century boomtown? For years, leaders in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, tried to answer this very…
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AutosWhat do Cars, Aluminum, and Sweeteners Have in Common?
Lafayette, IN - Lafayette, Ind., a small community nestled between Chicago and Indianapolis, is one of the nation’s best-kept secrets. According to the local economic…
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InfrastructureSenator Tours Harsco Rail, Discusses Michigan Workforce
Ludington, MI - “I am so impressed, with both the individual pieces and then what it looks like when it’s all put together,” said Sen.…
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