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Thursday to oppose a pending rail freighttregulation bill, as part of Nationaol Railroad Day. The legislation would revise existinhg rail regulations and standardizeshipping costs. That approacj would put Cincinnati at a disadvantage becausre competitionfrom trucking, barges and air freight keeps rail shipping costs low here, Portune said. And rail is importany because it ismore energy-efficient than some othefr modes of transportation. “A train can haul a load of cargi 436 miles on a single gallob ofdiesel fuel,” Portune said in the release.
He also said that he will press for funding for several potential projects inGreatef Cincinnati, including: • Providing a better direct link from the Queensgate railyard to bulk terminal facilitiees on the Ohio Rivet operated by the • Building a rail spur from the Sharonvilles railyard, which is operating at 10 percent that would connect it to Chicago-bound rail lines. Portuner is a member of Growth Options for the21st Century, a pro-rail groupp made up of communituy leaders that will be taking part in National Railroar Day, according to the release.