CORRECTING and REPLACING Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition Corp. Publicly Files Registration Statement for $275,000,000 Proposed Initial Public Offering

May 25, 2021

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FORT WORTH, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.

The updated release reads:

INTEGRATED RAIL AND RESOURCES ACQUISITION CORP. PUBLICLY FILES REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR $275,000,000 PROPOSED INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) announced today it publicly filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 21, 2021 relating to its proposed initial public offering of 27,500,000 units (the “Units”). Each unit has a proposed offering price of $10.00 and consists of one share of our Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant. The Company intends to apply to list the Units on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The initial public offering was announced after the SEC completed its review process.

The Company is a newly organized blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. While the Company may pursue an initial business combination target in any business or industry, it intends to focus its search on natural resources, railroads and/or railroad logistics companies, or any combinations thereof. The Company is sponsored by Rio Grande Pacific Corporation and DHIP Group, formerly known as Drexel Hamilton Infrastructure Partners LP.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Any offers, solicitations or offers to buy, or any sales of securities will be made in accordance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”). This announcement is being issued in accordance with Rule 135 under the Securities Act. Copies of the registration statement on Form S-1 are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov/edgar.