Illinois town planning for $500M rail-served logistics center
Construction Dive
MARCH 6, 2018
The logistics center will use the Kansas City Southern Railroad. The freight rail industry is an estimated $60 billion business, comprising 140,000 miles.
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Abandoned Kansas City Railroad Bridge to Get New Life as Tourist Hot Spot
ENR Construction
AUGUST 26, 2021
Locals hope that the redeveloped bridge will help spur the redevelopment of communities on either side of the crossing.
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Tom Lyerla, the standard bearer
The Korte Company
AUGUST 5, 2020
A precedent for career goals had already been set in Tom’s family: working for the railroad. His father, a railroad engineer for the Cotton Belt Railroad. His grandfathers on both sides, railroad telegraphers. For Tom’s father, “the railroad was his life.” His uncle, a dispatcher for the Illinois Central.
SNAPSHOTS: 60 Seconds… With Larry V. Parman, Secretary, Oklahoma Department Of Commerce
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MARCH 7, 2014
Oklahoma is served by three Class 1 Railroads—UP, BNSF and Kansas City Southern—utilizing over 2,500 miles of Class 1 rail lines and over 3,700 total miles of rail. In addition to ground/trucking, we have an excellent proposition in air, rail, water, and pipeline distribution including 3 major airports, two with 9,800 ft.
Katoen Natie USA Announces $150 Million Baton Rouge Area Facility
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MARCH 22, 2013
Katoen Natie’s plans include developing tie-ins to rail assets served by Kansas City Southern Railway and Canadian National Railroad, potentially becoming one of the few facilities of its kind with dual railway access. “We We are excited about the new project that will expand our U.S. and global network,” Vingerhoets said.
SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 22, 2012
The Railroad sector was the big winner with a 15.3 There are networks with 120,000 miles of major railroads, more than 25,000 miles of commercially navigable waterways and more than 5,000 public-use airports. Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St. fuel consumption dropped. It is comprised of 3.9
STATE FOCUS: Kansas Focuses On The All-Around
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MARCH 21, 2014
Kansas also has one of the best and most extensive railroad systems in the country; the state’s 4,776 miles of track account for 2.23 railroad miles. Together with the highway system, Kansas’ quality railroads ensure that businesses in the state have next-day freight delivery to nearly 70 percent of the United States.
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