(Source: Associated Press, December 26, 2015)
PRICHARD, W.Va. — Halfway between a Virginia seaside port and one of the busiest U.S. rail yards in Chicago, a new railroad facility has opened in Appalachia as officials look to drum up business in West Virginia and potentially diversify an economy that has relied on coal for decades. The Heartland Intermodal Gateway terminal in Prichard recently opened on 76 acres donated by Norfolk Southern.
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