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JBC Rail tells LaPorte County it needs multi-year extension as CSX, CN connections advance
Summary
JBC Rail representatives said private investments and new carrier connections at Kingsbury Industrial Park warrant a multiyear extension of the county’s switching contract; the commission requested staff review and took no action.
Representatives from JBC Rail told the LaPorte County Redevelopment Commission on Oct. 22 that recent private investments and new carrier connections could significantly increase traffic at Kingsbury Industrial Park and asked the county to consider a multi-year contract extension for switching operations.
"We need to have this contract extended 5 years, at at least 5 years," said Kim McDonald of JBC Rail, explaining that the company's existing agreement with CSX and planned coordination with Canadian…
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