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20

NS to serve Middle Georgia Megasite

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Jun
20

NS to serve Middle Georgia Megasite

Rail News Home Norfolk Southern Railway 6/20/2022 Rail News: Norfolk Southern Railway
The megasite sits on 1,100 acres. NS will provide rail service. Photo – Peach County Development Authority

Norfolk Southern Railway will provide rail service to the Middle Georgia Megasite, which the state and Peach County Development Authority purchased through a partnership.

The 1,100-acre site is located adjacent to Georgia Highway 96, with access to Interstate 75. Rail service will be provided by NS on the north side, plus an additional rail line on the west side. Both the ports of Savannah and Brunswick can be reached via rail in less than five hours, authority officials said in a press release.

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Jun
20

NS to serve Middle Georgia Megasite

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Jun
17

FTA awards funds to boost public transit access to health services

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Jun
17

Lake State Railway adds Davis, Earl to board

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Jun
17

USDA, Port of Houston partner to ease congestion for ag shippers

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Jun
17

Biden signs Ocean Shipping Reform Act

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Jun
17

Metrolink testing earthquake warning system that slows, stops trains

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Jun
17

IBEW sends CN 72-hour strike notice

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Jun
16

Rail supplier news from Wabtec, ARINC, Koppers and Ricardo (June 16)

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Jun
16

Metra solicits public input on new strategic plan

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Jun
16

LIRR, Metro-North set new pandemic-era ridership records

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Jun
16

UP funds trade school expansion in Texas

Rail News Home Union Pacific Railroad 6/16/2022 Rail News: Union Pacific Railroad
Southwest Texas Junior College students huddle around the contribution check from UP. Behind the check are, from left, Ken Kuwamura (in light blue), UP manager of talent acquisition; Raquel Espinoza, UP senior director of public affairs; Esmerelda Arreola, the college's Diesel Technology Program lab assistant; Texas State Rep. Eddie Morales and his wife Helen Morales; and Tom Blevins, UP superintendent of train operations. Photo – up.com

Union Pacific Railroad has partnered with Southwest Texas Junior College to expand the school's Diesel Technology Program in Eagle Pass, Texas.

UP contributed $380,000 to help the college pay for a 2,100-square-foot addition to the diesel technology training facility, as well as the purchase of hands-on training equipment.

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Jun
16

UP funds trade school expansion in Texas

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Jun
16

UP funds trade school expansion in Texas

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Jun
16

U.S. freight-rail volumes tumble 3.6% in Week 23

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Jun
16

FTA orders safety improvements to Boston's transit-rail system

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Jun
15

S.D. Rail Board considers federal funding for quiet zones

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Jun
15

RDC taps Olaechea to lead global business development

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Jun
15

Bankruptcy trustee seeks auction of San Luis & Rio Grande rail assets

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