Norfolk Southern Corp., Norfolk, Va., announced plans to relocate its headquarters to Atlanta.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced $1.5 billion in discretionary grant funding to 91 projects in 49 states and the District of Columbia.

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), Gainesville, Ga., and Norfolk Southern Railroad, Norfolk, Va., announced plans to make Hall County, Ga., the site of the GPA's next inland port.

Making the switch from over-the-road to rail is not complicated, and the protocols for refrigerated truck and refrigerated rail are similar.

Diversified Port Holdings, the Jacksonville, Fla.-based parent company of Portus and Seaonus, rebranded to Patriot Ports.

The Greenbrier Cos., Inc., Lake Oswego, Ore., and Watco Cos., LLC, Pittsburgh, Kan., announced plans to discontinue their GBW Railcar Services (GBW) railcar repair joint venture.

The Greenbrier Cos., Inc., Lake Oswego, Ore., completed an agreement between Rayvag Vagon Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Turkey, and Greenbrier's European subsidiary, Greenbrier-AstraRail, to take an approximately 68% ownership stake in the railcar manufacturer and provider of railcar repair and parts services.

The Association of American Railroads (AAR), Washington, D.C., released a report highlighting how technology has made the rail network safer, more efficient and more reliable.