OHIO RAIL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
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March 14, 2008 Commissioners Support Gov. Strickland's "Building Ohio Jobs" Plan/Oppose Increased Truck Weights Proposal
January 18, 2008 ORDC Commissioners OK Rail Vision for 2008; Action Plan Approved Along with Ohio Hub Resolution
January 14, 2008 January 16 Meeting Announcement: Two Rail Projects Mean 100's of  Jobs, Commissioners To Get Action Plan
January 8, 2008 Rail Commission, Corn Growers Celebrate Ethanol Plant
October 22, 2007

ORDC Panhandle Line Advisory Committee Discussions on Possible Long-Term Lease of the State-Owned Line

September 26, 2007

ORDC Panhandle Line Advisory Committee to Meet to Study Options for Long-Term Lease of State-Owned Rail Line

September 18, 2007

Lights & Gates to Replace "Crossbucks" at 3 Grade Crossings in Trumbull & Tuscarawas Counties

September 13, 2007

ORDC Commissioners OK Lease Study of Panhandle Line; Also Approve $$$ for Canton Area Tunnel Repairs

September 13, 2007

Matt Dietrich Named ORDC Executive Director

July 26, 2007

New Ohio Rail Map Released

July 12, 2007

Million Dollar Loan OK'd For Lima Ethanol Plant Loan Would Fund Rail Spur to Greater Ohio Ethanol

July 6, 2007

Dangerous Crossings in Clinton & Champaign Counties Get Major Safety Upgrade

July 6, 2007

Shelby & Miami County Grade Crossings Get Safety Upgrades

May 31, 2007

Smoother Rides Across The Tracks:  ORDC & CSX Team Up to Upgrade 17 Grade Crossing Surfaces

May 26, 2007 Rail Projects & Executive Director Search on ORDC Meeting Agenda
May 18, 2007 ORDC Commissioners & Staff Approve $1.2 Million in Grants & Loans for Rail Projects That Retain & Create Jobs
May 14, 2007 Freight Rail / Jobs on ORDC Agenda
May 7, 2007 Ohio's First "4-Quad" Lights & Gates Operational At Loveland, Ohio
April 25, 2007 Candidate for ORDC Executive Director Withdraws
April 24, 2007 ORDC Executive Director Search Narrows
April 20, 2007 Midwest Regional Rail Economic Impact Report Released
April 19, 2007 ORDC Commissioners Meet to Consider Executive Director Candidates
April 19, 2007 City of Loveland Gets Ohio's First "Four-Quad" Lights and Gates
March 30, 2007 Freight Rail Improvements Get ORDC Okay
March 28, 2007 Four Entities Team Together to Fund Three Medina County Crossings Get Major Safety Upgrades
March 28, 2007 Candidates to be Interviewed for ORDC Executive Director Post
March 15, 2007 ORDC Commissioners to Meet On Executive Director Search
March 1, 2007 ORDC Commission Meeting Rescheduled
February 23, 2007 ORDC Seeking Public Input On Possible Grade Crossing Closures Along Mt. Vernon-Newark Rail Line
February 9, 2007 Old Crossings Get Modern Safety Upgrades
February 7, 2007 Hazardous Grade Crossings Get New Lights & Gates
February 2, 2007 Safety Upgrades to Three Grade Crossings Cuyahoga, Stark & Trumbull Counties
January 12, 2007 ORDC Commissioners OK Freight Projects / Re-open Executive Director Search
January 8, 2007

Freight Rail Projects / New ORDC Executive Director on Commission Agenda

December 21, 2006 Hazardous Lorain Crossing Gets Safety Upgrade
December 15, 2006

Four ORDC Commissioners Re-Appointed

November 9, 2006

Freight Rail Projects Get ORDC OK

November 7, 2006

Major Grade Crossing Safety Improvements in Springfield

September 8, 2006

ORDC Seeks Input on Perry County Rail Line

August 23, 2006

ORDC’s Jim Seney Ends 38 Years of Government Service

June 23, 2006

Marion Opens Major Intermodal Rail & Truck Center

May 24, 2006

Ohio Senate Passes Ohio Hub Resolution

May 10, 2006 “Heartland Corridor” Gets Ohio $$$
May 5, 2006

Ohio Hub May Benefit From Freight Rail Project

January 12, 2006 Major Projects Get ORDC Approval
January 2, 2006

Major Railroads Support Ohio Hub Plan

December 13, 2005

Re-Activated Rail Line Gets First New Grade Crossing Upgrade

November 2005

ORDC Welcomes New Commissioner - North Canton's Barbara Hammontree Bennett Named By Gov. Taft

November 18. 2005 Ohio Hub Plan Advancing
October 21, 2005 Economic Impact Study of the Ohio Hub Rail Plan Gets "Clear Track" to Proceed
October 4, 2005

ORDC Brings $$$ for Clyde Rail Spur

September 29, 2005 Panhandle Line Sale Postponed Indefinitely
September 7, 2005 Build It Now
August 24, 2005

Ohio Senator Co-Sponsors Major Rail Bill

August 2, 2005

On The Right Track: Congress Takes Steps To Invest In U.S. Rails

July 29, 2005 Heath Area Crossing Repaired
July 14, 2005

Proposal to Sell Panhandle Rail Line To Get Public Hearing

July 8, 2005

ORDC Commissioners To Get Panhandle Line Sale Draft Proposal

May 26, 2005 Warren Crossing Gets Safety Upgrade
May 26, 2005 North Lima Gets Safer Crossing
May 25, 2005 Safer Crossing for Fulton County
May 13, 2005 ORDC Commissioners OK Funds for Coal Mine Rail Project
March 30, 2005 Ohio Hub Gets Planning Dollars
March 11, 2005 Guernsey County Gets Safer Crossing
March 11, 2005 Licking County Gets Crossing Upgrades
March 10, 2005 ORDC Commissioners OK Key Rail Projects
March 3, 2005 Arena District Gets Safer Crossing
February 18, 2005 Save Amtrak, What For?
January 5, 2005

Christmas Air Travel Snags Show We Need High Speed Passenger Rail

December 6, 2004 Public Meetings in Lima on ORDC "Ohio Hub" Plan
November 16, 2004 Get Ohio Moving . . . On Trains 
October 1, 2004 22 Crossings in Paulding, Putnam and Hancock Counties to Get Safety Upgrades
September 27, 2004 Talking About Quiet Zones
September 24, 2004 Selling Panhandle Won’t Be A Sellout
September 3, 2004 Amtrak Service Cuts To Ohio:A Mixed Bag of Bad News & Good News
August 19, 2004

Moving More Freight On Less Track:  Lack of Rail Capacity Hurting Our Economy

July 29, 2004 New Ohio Rail Map Goes Top Tech
July 15, 2004 Old Railroad “Crossbucks” Find A Home
July 8, 2004 ORDC Moves to Refinance the Panhandle Line
June 11, 2004 The State of the Railroads in Ohio
June 3, 2004

Gasoline Prices:Time to Rethink Rail in Ohio

May 28, 2004

Willard Area Crossing On The Fast Track For A Fix

May 7, 2004 Car-Train Fatalities Hit Record Lows In U.S. & Ohio
May 5, 2004 ORDC Names New Public Information Officer
January 22, 2004 Central Ohio Transit Authority Grant
November 13, 2003 WCH Molding, LLC Grant
November 13, 2003 Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad/Valley Line Loan
September 11, 2003 Railroad Security
September 11, 2003 Commission Meeting Project Summary
September 11, 2003 West Central Ohio Port Authority Grant
September 11, 2003 Columbiana County Port Authority Loan
May 28, 2003 Clinton County Railroad Crossing Improvement
May 21, 2003 Brown County Railroad Crossing Improvement
May 21, 2003 Shelby County Railroad Crossing Improvement
April  9, 2003 Licking County Railroad Crossing Improvement
April  9, 2003 Van Wert County Railroad Crossing Improvements
March 3, 2003 The "State of Freight Railroading Report"
January 9, 2003 Tower Automotive Products Company Receives ORDC Grant to Expand Bellevue Facility
November 27, 2002 Lights and Gates to be installed at 5 Norfolk Southern Crossings in Preble County
October 24, 2002 Warning System to be installed at Crestview Road & SR-517 in Columbiana County
October 24, 2002 Railroad Crossing Improvements in Columbiana County
October 24, 2002 Rail Crossing Improvements in Stark County
September 12, 2002 ORDC Provides Grant to Norfolk Southern for Art Iron, Inc. of Toledo
September 12, 2002 ORDC Provides Grant to N&T Railway for Republic Engineered Products Track
September 12, 2002 ORDC Provides Grant to Lorain Port Authority
September 12, 2002 ORDC Provides Grants for Three Rail Projects
July 11, 2002 ORDC Approves grant to COTA for Passenger Platform Infrastructure Improvements
June 12, 2002 Proposed Grade Crossing Improvement at German Church Rd
June 12, 2002 Proposed Grade Crossing Improvements in Stark County
June  6, 2002 Railroad Crossing Improvements in Delaware County
May 2, 2002 Proposed Grade Crossing Improvements Announced
May 1, 2002 SR 148 near Alledonia Grade Crossing to get Lights and Gates
January 9, 2002 High-Speed Ohio & Great Lakes Regional Rail Network Moves Up the Track
January 7, 2002 Rail crossing Improvements in Harrison County
September 13, 2001 (ORDC) today approved $994,556 in grants and loans for three rail projects.
September 13, 2001 Cloverleaf Cold Storage to construct a 1,300-foot rail spur
September 13, 2001 ORDC awards the R.J. Corman Railroad Company a $496,056 grant to rebuild the bridge over Chippewa Creek
September 13, 2001 ORDC approved a grant of $85,250 and a loan of the same amount to the City of Jackson
August 21, 2001 23 Railroad Crossing Improvements designated for the CSX Corridor from Brookpark through Greenwich to the Indiana State Line.  
March 19, 2001 Everything you wanted to know about Ohio’s 6,300 public railroad grade crossings is now available...

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