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Article: National Gateway Announces Addition of More Than 50 New Supporters.
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- Ecology, Environment & Conservation
- Article date:
- October 23, 2009
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The National Gateway, an unprecedented public-private partnership dedicated to improving the nation's freight capacity, announced the addition of nearly 50 new supporters since June 1, 2009, bringing the total number of coalition supporters to more than 140.
The National Gateway is an $842 million, multi-state public-private infrastructure initiative which will create a more efficient freight rail route between Mid-Atlantic ports and Midwestern markets. Planned improvements include raising bridges, increasing tunnel clearances and building new terminals along existing rail corridors to support the movement of double-stacked containers on rail cars.
The ...