Logistics industry relieved as Lamar construction approaches
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam talks at the BNSF intermodal terminal on Aug. 22, 2018, about a recent grant to fund road improvements along the Lamar corridor. Railway executives and local officials gathered at the event to discuss the impact of the overhaul. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Railway executive Roger Nobert discusses the impact of road improvements along Lamar on the BNSF intermodal facility before a visit to the facility by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam on Aug. 22, 2018. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam talks to railroad executives at the BNSF intermodal terminal on Aug. 22, 2018, about a recent grant to fund road improvements along the Lamar corridor. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
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Wayne Risher
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