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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.

  • Debunking “Forced Access”
    Policy Issues

    Debunking "Forced Access"


    July 12, 2021July 13, 2021

    Washington, D.C. — The Biden Administration on July 9 issued an Executive Order that included language directing railroads’ economic regulator, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB),…

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  • Nuts & Bolts: What’s Under the Train?
    Infrastructure

    Nuts & Bolts: What’s Under the Train?


    June 24, 2021June 24, 2021

    At nearly 140,000 miles, the North American rail network has enough track to circle the earth nearly six times. It’s a vast, interconnected track system…

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  • Infrastructure Legislation and Support for Rail Heat up This Summer
    Infrastructure

    Infrastructure Legislation and Support for Rail Heat up This Summer


    June 22, 2021June 23, 2021

    Two U.S. congressional committees have advanced dramatically different transportation bills in recent weeks as rail advocates continue their push to ensure the final bill is…

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  • Focus on Rail Infrastructure: Our Favorite Projects
    Infrastructure

    Focus on Rail Infrastructure: Our Favorite Projects


    May 12, 2021May 18, 2021

    If you’ve ever read our blog, you might be familiar with some of the big rail infrastructure stats—say, for example, the length of the North…

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  • Rail Advocates Zoom in to Railroad Day 2021
    Advocacy

    Rail Advocates Zoom in to Railroad Day 2021


    April 21, 2021March 2, 2023

    Washington, D.C. — Railroad Day on Capitol Hill looked a little different this year. One day became two (April 13-14). House and Senate offices were…

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  • Nuts & Bolts: Idle-Reduction Technology
    Nuts & Bolts

    Nuts & Bolts: Idle-Reduction Technology


    April 19, 2021April 23, 2021

    Palo Alto, CA — Freight railroads are constantly working to be even safer and more efficient – from operating practices to new technologies, advancements in…

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  • California’s Green Trains
    Sustainability

    California’s Green Trains


    March 29, 2021March 30, 2021

    Five Amazing Rail Sustainability Facts Los Angeles, CA — What weighs 4,000 tons, carries the load of several hundred trucks, and is still the greenest way to…

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  • Organizing in a Pandemic
    Advocacy

    Organizing in a Pandemic


    March 1, 2021March 9, 2021

    Washington, D.C. — Like so many organizations across the country, GoRail had to adapt in the face of the pandemic. Unable to rely on in-person…

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  • Rail Policy Landscape in the 117th Congress
    Policy Issues

    Rail Policy Landscape in the 117th Congress


    February 17, 2021February 17, 2021

    Washington, D.C. — As the 117th Congress dives into its work—and committee assignments and leadership roles have been finalized—we now know more about the key…

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  • Op-ed: Keep rail resurgence going strong
    Regulation

    Op-ed: Keep rail resurgence going strong


    February 16, 2021

    Cook County, IL —Cook County Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri discusses the merits of rail deregulation for the Chicagoland area in a new op-ed for the…

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