Fuel Tax to Help Fix Aging Waterways

Railroads Performing Better Due to Mild Weather, More Locomotives

Mary Kennedy
By  Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
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On Dec. 18, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Paul District, in a press release stated that they were closing the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock in Minneapolis to all navigation. (Photo by Kelly Moshier)
On Dec. 18, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Paul District, in a press release stated that they were closing the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock in Minneapolis to all navigation. (Photo by Kelly Moshier)
The Senate on Dec. 16 approved a 9-cent-per-gallon increase in the barge diesel fuel user fee, which is expected to generate additional revenue annually to aid in the renovation and modernization of the country's inland waterways infrastructure.

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