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FRA, states develop 40-year plan to bolster Midwest passenger rail

A photograph of an Amtrak train crossing a desert field.

The Federal Railroad Administration and regional and state stakeholders have unveiled a 40-year plan aimed at restoring and boosting the existing passenger rail network in the Midwest.

Although the Midwest Regional Rail Plan released on Wednesday focuses on passenger rail, a number of intercity routes used by Amtrak are owned by the freight railroads. Per federal law, the freight railroads must give Amtrak priority on their tracks. 

Because of that, the plan, with the FRA and the Midwest...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fra-states-develop-40-year-plan-to-bolster-midwest-passenger-rail

Nevada says push for freight rail not an attack on trucking

A photograph of Union Pacific locomotives.

Should Nevada, which has only one warehouse actively using a rail siding, be relying more heavily on freight rail? The answer is yes, according to the state’s draft 2021 rail plan. 

The plan, currently under review by the Federal Railroad Administration, lists several reasons why public and private stakeholders should consider building out Nevada’s freight rail infrastructure. Nearshoring or reshoring provides potential support to Nevada’s manufacturing and mining activities as companies seek to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nevada-says-push-for-freight-rail-not-an-attack-on-trucking