ETTER — Community leaders, rail officials and business partners gathered Thursday, Aug. 28 in Moore County to celebrate the completion of an $8.2 million rail infrastructure project that officials say will boost safety, efficiency and economic growth across the Texas Panhandle.

The Texas North Western Railway Company (TXNW), a subsidiary of Dallas-based TNW Corporation, unveiled upgrades to its interchange with BNSF Railway near Etter, a critical link where local freight is handed off to the national rail network. The project was funded in part by a $4.1 million federal grant through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program, matched by TXNW and its partners.

TXNW spokesperson and Director of Sales Dan Blank compared the expansion to adding new runways

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