To create awareness about the impacts of freight movement, routes and volume, the Southwest Transportation Planning Region (TPR), administered by the Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado, developed the Southwest Transportation Planning Region Freight Profile as a comprehensive freight manual for regional decision makers.

The Northern Minnesota/Northwest Wisconsin Freight Plan was developed by the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission and Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Interstate Council to analzye current and projected freight trends.

The Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board created the Southern Tier Extension Railroad to save a dormant mainline railroad extension and spur economic growth in New York State.

Wisconsin’s Freight Rail Transit Commission project is a public-private partnership that works to preserve and maintain freight rail service and fund acquisition and rehabilitation of the system.