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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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Weld County, CO - When Vestas Wind Systems opened its first U.S. turbine blade factory in 2008, it chose Windsor, Colorado, because of its rail…
Read MoreSyracuse, NY - As the economy continues to recover, demand for rail service and for the companies that supply the rail industry continues to increase.…
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Houston, TX - The Port of Houston is a 25-mile-long complex that ranks first in the country for the number of tons exported through the…
Read MoreFlint, MI - It’s true—the auto industry in Michigan is back. As the industry grows and invests in its future, private investments from freight railroads…
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Colton, CA - The Colton Crossing public-private partnership in San Bernardino is boosting growth of Southern California’s largest industry – goods movement – thanks in…
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Berks County, PA - East Penn Manufacturing Co. operates the largest single-site, lead-acid battery manufacturing facility in the world and supplies first-rate products to the…
Read MoreTuscola, IL - For decades, the production of agricultural fertilizers used by farmers to enhance the yield of their crops has been largely located overseas.…
Read MoreWilmington, NC - Sustained record private investment by freight railroads in North Carolina is boosting the economy while making rail networks even safer, more productive,…
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