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Long-Stalled $1.5B Utah Railroad Project Now On Right Track

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Plans for a long-sought freight railway in northeastern Utah are moving forward through a public-private partnership and the support of state and local officials.

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AECOM, Skanska, Obayashi Picked for $1.4B Utah Railroad Project

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The planned Uinta Basin Railway would connect a mineral-rich region to the national rail network.

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Some of the Oldest Buildings in the U.S.

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Mormon missionaries established this adobe-brick fort in Nevada at the midpoint between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles in 1855 but abandoned it during the Utah War. Kittson was an important fur trader, steamboat proprietor, and railroad entrepreneur in the Pembina County and Red River area of North Dakota.

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A Blueprint For Success In Rural Colorado

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Colorado’s Grand Valley stretches from the world’s largest flat-top mountain (Grand Mesa) to the Utah border, encompassing Mesa County (pop: 150,000) and its three largest communities: Fruita, Grand Junction and Palisade. Accessible by air, rail and highway. Interstate 70 and U.S.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. Three Class I railroads (Norfolk Southern, Canadian Northern and the CSX) serve Decatur and are directly interconnected through a privately owned intermodal ramp as part of the Midwest Inland Port. Subsequently, the U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: State of the Year – Tennessee

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Runners-up in the 2013 competition included Utah, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and Pennsylvania. In addition to boasting the number one cargo airport in North America, Greater Memphis has five Class-I railroads and the 4th-largest inland port. Memphis touts all four modes of transportation. Memphis also is a leading healthcare hub.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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states with service to all six Class I railroads, and offers more than 7,300 miles of oil pipeline and 11,200 miles of gas pipeline. GEOTHERMAL HEATS UP IN UTAH. Scientists have discovered a potential geothermal goldmine in the Black Rock Desert Basin in western Utah. times that of the Nos. billion gallons of water per year.