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CSX National Gateway to improve traffic flow.(INDUSTRY TODAY)
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Railway Track and Structures
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June 1, 2008
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CSX Corporation launched the National Gateway, a $700-million public-private infrastructure initiative to create a highly-efficient freight transportation link between the Mid-Atlantic ports and the Midwest. When completed, the National Gateway would provide greater capacity for product shipments in and out of the Midwest, reduce truck traffic on already crowded highways and create thousands of jobs that directly or indirectly support the National Gateway.
CSX has already committed $300 million of its own funds to the National Gateway, and will work with several states and the federal government to secure additional funding.
The National Gateway incorporates two ...