Port of Memphis lands state grant for major rail upgrade
Freight cars are added to a train on Jan. 16, 2019, near the TransWood shipping yard and Progress Rail Services on Presidents Island. The Port of Memphis has landed a grant to expand rail service to Presidents Island by adding nearly a mile of new track at the public terminal on the island. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
The Port of Memphis will significantly expand rail service to the public terminal on Presidents Island with a $1.7 million state grant.
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freight transportation Port of Memphis Presidents Island rail serviceWayne Risher
Business news reporter, 43-year veteran of print journalism, 35-year resident of Memphis, University of Georgia alumnus and proud father and spouse of University of Memphis graduates.
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