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2017 Annual Report and appeal for your support
Steel Interstate Concept
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Message from the Executive Director
This has been one of the most exciting years in our 15… Continue reading
Historic Studies done by Reebie Associates in 2003 on I-81/I-95 corridor
A draft report and Powerpoint presentation on a marketing study done in 2003 on the I-81 and I-95 corridor are now available in the Resources Section of this website.… Continue reading
Outreach V – A Postscript on Status of the Rail Industry
(Note that Outreach IV was written several weeks ago, but only published on this website today
A few weeks ago I wrote about the current State of the Rail… Continue reading
Outreach IV. State of the Rail Industry
Only a few short years ago, with surprising unanimity, analysts and commentators were acclaiming a “rail renaissance”. Traffic volumes had recovered smartly from the 2008-09 recession. Demand exceeded capacity, railroads could… Continue reading
Last month I discussed electrification, a key component of our Steel Interstate advocacy. Today I want to talk about intermodal rail traffic and how that fits in. Just recently intermodal made headlines because for the first time the U.S. Class… Continue reading
Inland ports needed to increase the use of rail in the Norfolk Southern Crescent Corridor Valley Route in TN and VA
Nationally, more inland ports (terminals) are needed to extend the use of rail, reduce the number of trucks on… Continue reading
RAIL Solution has helped plan the freight rail portion of the annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) conference being held this month (January 12, 2015) in Washington, DC. This downloadable Word document contains details of the freight rail panel of speakers… Continue reading