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In “Bipartisan Leadership on Rail Deserves Credit,” GoRail community leaders Assemblyman Gordon Johnson (NJ) and Representative Shelley Keeney Taylor (MO) commended Congress for passage of the Fixing…
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It’s that time of year again – Railroad Day 2016 on Capitol Hill is just around the corner. On March 3, hundreds of rail advocates…
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) launched its 2016 Freight Rail Works campaign February 22. The updated campaign focuses on the unique role freight rail…
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Alexandria, VA - Big data, drones, and multidimensional ultrasonic technology are just a few of the rail industry’s newest innovations aimed at advancing rail safety.…
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More than 25 years ago, ground was broken on a 1,300-acre tract of farmland in Scott County that now is home to Toyota Motor Manufacturing…
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Sacramento, CA - The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure committee voted to extend the deadline for positive train control (PTC) Oct. 22, taking an important…
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Decatur, IL - Water might seem like a prerequisite for a port to many people, but in recent years, a trend in distribution has begun…
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Corpus Christi, TX - The culmination of the first phase of a $45 million rail yard expansion at the Port of Corpus Christi is helping…
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Every year, freight railroads spend billions of dollars to improve their nationwide infrastructure. New projects—bridges and flyovers, rail yard and terminal expansions—often draw the most…
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Albuquerque, NM - Albuquerque will soon be home to the region’s first transloading facility—a rail access point that can transfer bulk materials between trains and…
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