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.
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,…
Read MoreDuluth, MN - Rail investments in Minnesota are enhancing the ability of the Port of Duluth-Superior to connect the upper Midwest to the global marketplace.…
Read MoreHaines 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.…
Read MoreRidgeland, 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…
Read MoreMarion, OH - The Marion Industrial Center was originally constructed and owned by the Federal government to support overseas operations during World War II. The…
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Larry Lloyd is a GoRail organizer who has worked to educate community leaders in many states about the benefits of moving more freight by rail.…
Read MoreWest Sacramento, CA - The inland Port of West Sacramento is centered in one of the world’s richest agricultural regions and is home to a…
Read MoreRichmond, CA - An auto processing facility at the Port of Richmond was part of a $40 million renovation that established modern, efficient on-dock rail…
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