Editors at National Review Online highlight the Department of Transportation’s questionable response to a high-profile train derailment in Ohio. The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on the February 3…
Three weeks after a devastating derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in Ohio, the safety of U.S. railways is increasingly in question. Given America’s massive size and geographical distance, competent and…
Concerns over an ominous cloud made up of burned off toxic chemicals continues to grow in East Palestine, Ohio after a recent train derailment. For the community, there are growing…
Randal O’Toole of the Cato Institute counters the myth that European passenger trains offer a good model for American communities. The reality is that Europe’s trains are enjoyed by tourists,…
Carolina Journal provides us an update on the Carolina Connector project in Edgecombe County. While state officials say they are not aware that CSX has changed its plans to build…
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Aaron M. Renn, writing for New Geography and republished by the Manhattan Institute: Cities need to keep in mind that if they build a rail system, they not only have…
Don Carrington reports for Carolina Journal Online on the Johnston County commissioners’ vote to oppose a $272 million CSX rail terminal near Selma, after news broke that the company threatened…
NC lawmakers changed the gas tax so they would collect more revenue in upcoming years and eventually charge more at the pump. Under the category of ‘Intermodal Divisions’ the state…
I was just out at Guilford County’s Northeast Park for local mountain bike organization Racing in the Woods excellent Wednesday night race series and I saw no sign of a…
Bryson City is constructing a turntable for the steam engine owned by the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad. It is supposed to incent recreational rail to create the same level of…
Reporting for Carolina Journal, Don Carrington follows up on what happened to the deal with Spirit AeroSystems at the Global TransPark. When Gov. Mike Easley announced in May 2008 that…