Mark Denzler

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President & CEO of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association. Manufacturing makes the world better every single day. Opinions are my own.
JUL 22, 2024

Boasting the most diverse economy in America and the nation’s fifth highest GDP, Illinois relies heavily on our innate infrastructure and logistics advantages to keep us on the right track for continued growth.

One of our greatest strengths is our freight rail network. Illinois has 47 freight railroads that carry almost 500 million tons of goods across our state annually—the equivalent of about 25 million annual truckloads of freight. Any diversion of current rail freight to highways will worsen congestion and road damage while also vastly increasing transportation related emissions and pollution.

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Locomotive Rule Would Disrupt Illinois Economy, Supply Chains

Boasting the most diverse economy in America and the nation’s fifth highest GDP, Illinois relies ...

Bio

President & CEO of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association. Manufacturing makes the world better every single day. Opinions are my own.