Uncle Sam Shares 30 Years of Secret Rail Data with Toronto University
Published Date: 5/16/2025
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The Surface Transportation Board got a request from the University of Toronto to use some railroad shipping data from 1990 to 2020. This data is usually private, so anyone who disagrees has 14 days to speak up. If no one objects, the data will be shared, helping researchers without costing anyone money right now.
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