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Policy Issues
A Look Ahead: #RailDay2017
February 21, 2017February 22, 2017
Alexandria, VA — Railroad Day on Capitol Hill 2017 is almost here. Hundreds of rail advocates and community leaders from around the country will flood Capitol Hill…
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Infrastructure
Railroads Announce 2017 Capex, Pursue Policy Opportunities
February 3, 2017
Alexandria, VA — Against the backdrop of a new Congress and Administration in Washington, D.C., the Association of American Railroads announced Wednesday that U.S. freight railroads plan…
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Policy Issues
GoRail Advocates Speak Out Against STB Proposals
January 30, 2017February 1, 2017
Alexandria, VA - Last July, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board, which provides economic regulatory oversight for railroads, announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to consider several…
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Policy Issues
Four Key Post-Election Takeaways for Freight Rail
November 29, 2016July 26, 2018
Alexandria, VA — Infrastructure is front and center in post-election policy discussions as lawmakers consider President-elect Donald Trump’s $1 trillion proposal to upgrade the nation’s…
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Economic Impact
This Day in History: Railroads Create the First U.S. Time Zones
November 18, 2016November 18, 2016
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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Infrastructure
Congressman Mike Rogers Tours Knox Kershaw
October 27, 2016October 27, 2016
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 Impact
Edgerton, Kansas: A Town With More Jobs Than Residents
September 23, 2016September 23, 2016
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 Impact
GoRail Advocates Tout Rail’s Impact in Newspapers Across U.S.
September 14, 2016September 15, 2016
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 Issues
STB Announces Proposals that Would Chill Railroad Investment
September 12, 2016October 19, 2016
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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Safety
Wisconsin, Midwest Rail Safety Weeks Kick Off
September 10, 2016September 10, 2016
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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