REGIONAL WITH ITS EYE ON THE BIG PICTURE

摘要

Time can change a lot on a railroad, for better or worse. Years of neglect left a 109-mile section of track between Indianapolis and Sullivan, Ind., which would eventually become part of the Indiana Rail Road (INRD), in a state that had been described as "moribund." However, nearly three decades and $180 million in infrastructure investments later, INRD has turned its original waning line into a thriving, 500-mile route, which earned the honor of being named Regional Railroad of the Year by Railway Age in 2012. INRD's evolution from near abandonment to vital heavy-haul road took committed leadership and a belief that reinvesting in the company is good business sense.