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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.

  • Positive Train Control

    Rail investment in safety technology creates jobs in Syracuse


    February 18, 2015June 6, 2016

    Syracuse, 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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  • Freight rail keeps Port of Houston strong
    Ports

    Freight rail keeps Port of Houston strong


    February 5, 2015June 6, 2016

    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…

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  • Autos

    Continued rail investment helps MI auto industry


    February 4, 2015July 27, 2016

    Flint, 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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  • Rail investment strengthens California’s largest industry
    Public-Private Partnerships

    Rail investment strengthens California's largest industry


    February 4, 2015June 6, 2016

    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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  • Rail service helps grow Pennsylvania battery manufacturer
    Manufacturing

    Rail service helps grow Pennsylvania battery manufacturer


    February 3, 2015June 6, 2016

    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…

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  • Agriculture

    Fertilizer plant to create jobs, aid IL farmers because of freight rail


    February 3, 2015June 6, 2016

    Tuscola, IL - For decades, the production of agricultural fertilizers used by farmers to enhance the yield of their crops has been largely located overseas.…

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  • Manufacturing

    North Carolina manufacturer doubling down on rail renaissance


    February 3, 2015June 6, 2016

    Wilmington, 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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  • Ports

    Rail investments key to Port of Duluth-Superior


    February 2, 2015June 23, 2016

    Duluth, MN - Rail investments in Minnesota are enhancing the ability of the Port of Duluth-Superior to connect the upper Midwest to the global marketplace.…

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  • Public-Private Partnerships

    Rail connections sustaining jobs in Central Florida


    February 2, 2015June 23, 2016

    Haines City, FL - In 2005, Haines City built a 2.8-mile railroad spur to connect the Haines City Industrial Park to the main CSX line.…

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  • Autos

    Rail helps attract Nissan to Mississippi


    February 2, 2015October 27, 2016

    Ridgeland, MS - Madison County, Mississippi, is home to one of Nissan's North American assembly plants—a 3.5 million square foot facility that has helped bring…

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