ST. LOUIS – Long dubbed the “Ag Coast of America,” St. Louis remains a crucial hub capable of handling auto, river, and rail freight across the country and beyond. On Thursday, important international guests joined a local delegation on a riverboat cruise to see the region’s multi-modal freight network from a unique vantage point.

“On the cruise, they’re going to learn about rail and barge and trucking and how all those modes of transportation interact,” Mary Lamie, Bi-State Development’s executive vice president of multi modal enterprises, said. “You’re going to see ports and conveyor belts and what makes the St. Louis region the Ag Coast of America and most efficient inland port system in the nation.”

Starting under the Arch, the Tom Sawyer riverboat took off on a cruise upstream Thurs

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