A prominent local businessman has offered to buy the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad.
In a statement released Wednesday morning, Thomas B. Coleman, a New Orleans native and former CEO of International-Matex Tank Terminals, said he wants to buy the Public Belt to spur the local economy and ensure the railroad remains locally owned.
Read the complete story at The Times-Picayune.
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