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Gilbane breaks ground on $550M Philadelphia Amtrak station

Construction Dive

Gray III 30th Street Station is one of the busiest intercity passenger railroad facilities in the U.S. The aging William H.

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Rail Park breaks ground in Philadelphia

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Philadelphia will soon be getting its own version of New York’s popular High Line park as construction on the first phase of The Rail Park will begin by the end of the current calendar year. The project will transform the tracks of the old Reading Railroad into a 25,000-sf linear park. million to build.

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Highways/Bridges: Crum Creek Viaduct Replacement Project

ENR Construction

The accelerated bridge design-build project involved replacing a 121-year-old railroad viaduct bridge over Crum Creek in the Philadelphia suburbs.

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

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

NOLA was followed by Newport News (VA), Baltimore and Philadelphia, respectively, in the annual logistics assessment from BF , a national publication focused on site selection and economic development. Memphis, home to the global hub for FedEx, continued to command the top spot in BF ‘s Logistics Leaders (Air Cargo Hubs) metro ranking.

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Bootstraps for Building

Business Facilities

Founded in 1762 by William Allen, a wealthy shipping merchant and former mayor of Philadelphia, it’s the place where patriots hid the Liberty Bell from the British during the Revolutionary War. When the industrial revolution unfolded in the 1830s, Allentown became the center of Pennsylvania’s iron industry and a railroad hub.

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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. DREDGING THE DELAWARE AS PHILADELPHIA GETS READY. A massive, $300-million Delaware River dredging project is helping the Port of Philadelphia get post-Panamax Ready.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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NOLA was followed by Newport News (VA), Baltimore and Philadelphia, respectively, in the annual logistics assessment from BF, a national publication focused on site selection and economic development. With its proximity to the center of the U.S.

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