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It's about growth - not cutting. Matt Rose, Railway Age, 3/6/2019
Less is not better. Matt Rose, Railway Age, 12/10/2018
"The Staggers Act wasn’t, 'Railroads, haul only what you want to haul on your network.' It’s 'Haul everything, and you have the ability and the flexibility to differentially price on your network.' That’s the deal, and it’s in the public’s best interest to move more tons to the railroad network, not to move tons off the railroad network."
"Industries, jobs and taxes
want to go where the railroad is."
Wick Moorman, CEO Norfolk Southern,
Congressional Testimony 4/24/2013
About Wisconsin Central Group: WCGroup is an ad hoc rail freight stakeholders coalition dedicated to increasing economic opportunity and competitiveness throughout the Wisconsin Central and Great Lakes Forests Region by working collaboratively to increase freight on the region's lighter density rail lines. More About WCGroup
About Commitment to Working Collaboratively? "'An ecosystem of collaboration,' is what former CEO Claude Mongeau says of [CN's] supply chain approach, which aims to build trust while improving service and efficiency for railway and customer alike. 'It's the gift that keeps on giving ... . It leads, eventually, to ideas you didn't know were possible'" Trains, March 2017.
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2025-2028 – On Ending the Big GLFR Disconnect
Posted 10/25/2024
We are pleased to announce our return to the fray with an overview on the subject of Ending the Big GLFR Disconnect.
Our arsenal will likely include some new weaponry:
Incorporation of Wisconsin Central Group as a 501(c)(3) qualified to receive private foundation funding;
- Appeal for private and public sector participants;
- Realignment of Lake States Shippers Association to support WCGroup through shipper participation including sourcing Actionable Shipper Data for Rail Infrastructure Investment and Operations Planning; and
- Seeking funding via a qualified applicant or applicants for public grant funding (e.g., the Regional Infrastructure Accelerators Program, Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success, etc.).