US, Mexico Open New Rail Link

The United States and Mexico on Tuesday opened their first new rail link in more than a century as part of plans to update infrastructure carrying nearly $600 billion a year in bilateral trade, officials said. The West Rail Bypass International Bridge connecting Brownsville, Texas, with the city of Matamoros across the border will largely carry freight, the U.S. Commerce Department said. Since the North American Free Trade Agreement was implemented over 20 years ago, trade with Mexico...

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