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NY Gov. Cuomo backs Bronx-Manhattan rail project

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The Pennsylvania Access Project involves the construction of four new Metro-North Railroad stations and modification of existing infrastructure.

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Amtrak Train Strikes Backhoe Outside Philly, Kills 2 Workers

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Sunday morning, two workers will killed when Amtrak Train number 89, bound for Savannah, Georgia, struck their backhoe in Chester, Pennsylvania. During the crash, the lead engine partially derailed, scattering debris throughout the tracks and under a steel railroad bridge near Sixth and Broom streets in Chester.

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Bootstraps for Building

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Allentown, located in the heart of the Lehigh Valley and the third most-populous city in Pennsylvania, has a glorious history. When the industrial revolution unfolded in the 1830s, Allentown became the center of Pennsylvania’s iron industry and a railroad hub. 119,000, is one of the fastest-growing cities in Pennsylvania.

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NOLA Tops Logistics List, San Jose Leading IT Hub In BF’s 2013 Metro Rankings Report

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via a 14,500-mile inland waterway system, six Class One railroads and a nexus of interstate highways, New Orleans is the port of choice for the movement of everything from steel, rubber and manufactured goods to commodities like coffee,” said Editor in Chief Jack Rogers. “With its proximity to the center of the U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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The Port currently has service by two Class I railroads, Norfolk Southern and CSX—both offer double-stack service to critical manufacturing and population centers. Corbett and state and federal officials from both Pennsylvania and Delaware, to secure the remaining funding needed to complete the project.

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How to plan your warehouse layout

The Korte Company

A 306,000-square-foot addition to a Walgreens distribution center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The 124,000-square-foot office and warehouse expansion for The Dial Corporation in St. Louis, Missouri. Infrastructure needs inform warehouse layout. The systems supporting a warehouse or distribution center impact how its layout is developed.

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Dan Scott, conductor of the orchestra

The Korte Company

Every motorist who came across them stopped, confusing the hazard lights for a railroad crossing. Dan and his teams finished that project so fast, Hershey’s top brass thanked them by flying them out to Pennsylvania for a banquet. Socked in by heavy fog, the band flipped on the hazard lights as they searched in vain for the problem.