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Dredging operations begin near Brownsville, Minnesota
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St Paul District, is conducting dredging operations at their Above Brownsville Placement site, also known as “Crater Island,” within Pool Eight of the Mississippi River, near Brownsville, Minnesota. The contractor, Legacy Corporation from East Moline,...
Daily Infographic: Feds charge Illinois trucking company owner in alleged CDL fraud
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Deerfield, Chicago suburb, nixes warehouse development
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The board of trustees of the village of Deerfield, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, have...
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Tug and Salvage Vessel News Roundup | September 21 – Newbuilds for Turkey, Panama, Bulgaria and Netherlands, US pusher tug nearing completion and autonomous refit progress
A Turkish builder completes deliveries to five customers in four countries while a new river pusher tug for a US owner is nearing completion. A partnership in the US has ..
Illinois congressional delegation supports communities’ objection to CP-KCS merger
Illinois congressional leaders are backing Chicago suburbs in their objections to the proposed merger between railways Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern.
In a Monday letter addressed to Surface Transportation Board Chairman Marty Oberman, a U.S. House and Senate delegation representing the state expressed concern that the merger between CP (NYSE: CP) and KCS as currently proposed would result in “significant impacts on noise, emergency response time, commuter rail operations, the...
CN plans capital investments in Illinois, Tennessee, 2 Canada provinces
Canadian railway CN has announced another $355 million in capital investments in two provinces and two U.S. states, bringing the total to $1.67 billion for 2022.
In 2021, CN (NYSE: CNI) dedicated CA$2.9 billion (US$2.25 billion) for capital expenditures, according to its 2021 annual report.
In Canada, CN will invest about CA$185 million for capital and maintenance projects in Saskatchewan, including replacing 25 miles of rail track, installing more than 151,000 railroad ties and rebuilding 23...
Work Boat World Emergency Service Vessel Orders and Deliveries Roundup – June 1, 2022
We start the month of June 2022 with an impressive roundup of emergency service vessel deliveries. The newbuilds include a fast cutter for the US Coast Guard, two respons ..
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FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: I-39 serves rural Illinois and Wisconsin
This is the latest in a FreightWaves Classics series about the U.S. Interstate Highway System (IHS). The series began with a profile of Interstate 2 (I-2) and has covered each interstate in numerical order. Today’s article profiles I-39, which serves two states in the Midwest – Illinois and Wisconsin.
On February 17, a multi-vehicle “mass collision” occurred on I-39 near El Paso, Illinois. According to the Illinois State Police, the crash scene was several hundred yards long and involved about...
New rescue boat delivered to Lee County, Iowa
A new rescue boat was recently handed over to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office in Iowa. Named The Legacy, the boat was built by AAD Welding and Custom Boats of Peori ..