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Closed West Point-to-Greenwood rail link seeking new life

Clay Chandler — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 06:00:54 +0000

The owners of a dormant rail link from West Point to Greenwood have a cost-benefit evaluation in hand that says reopening the line could theoretically be profitable. Now all they have to do is find customers who will make that possible. The link, closed since March 2001 and owned by Connecticut-based Genesee & Wyoming since [...]

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North Mississippi rail line reopening hits a snag

Associated Press — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:54:23 +0000

GREENWOOD — Transportation Commissioner Mike Tagert says the reopening of the rail line between Greenwood and West Point has run into a snag. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports Tagert told a civil group this week that the state has offered up to $15 million to the project, but Genesee & Wyoming, which owns the 90-mile stretch, [...]

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