North America’s newest intermodal railroad facilities – update #2

Northwest Ohio Intermodal Terminal – Source: http://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/class-i-railroads/csx-transportation/csx-plans-expand-ohio-intermodal-hub_20140116.html

As a follow-up to the September 27, 2012, post on those cities with the most intermodal rail facilities in North America, here is a list of some of newest and most advanced intermodal rail facilities that have come on-line over the past few years.

• Birmingham Regional Intermodal Terminal (opened October 2012): McCalla, AL (Birmingham); Norfolk/Southern Railroad = 316 acre site with an initial annual container lift capacity of 165,000 units.
• Calgary Logistics Park (opened January 2013): Calgary, AB, Canada; CN Railroad = 170 acre site.
• Carolina Connector Intermodal Terminal (under construction): Rocky Mount, NC; CSX Railroad = 500+ acre site with an annual container lift capacity of 260,000 units. (Added 2/14/17)
• Central Florida Intermodal Logistics Center (opened October 2014): Winter Haven, FL (Lakeland); CSX Railroad = 318 acre site with an initial annual container lift capacity of 300,000 units.
• Chambersburg Intermodal Terminal (2015): Chambersburg, PA; CSX Railroad (added 2/14/17)
• Charlotte Regional Intermodal Terminal (opened December 2013): Charlotte, NC; Norfolk/Southern Railroad = 170 acre site with an initial annual container lift capacity of 140,000 units. *Located between the runways of Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.
• Crete Intermodal Terminal (under construction): Crete, IL; CSX Railroad: annaul capacity of 500,000 units. (added 2/14/17)
• Franklin County Regional Intermodal Terminal (opened June 2013): Greencastle, PA (Hagerstown, MD); Norfolk/Southern Railroad = 200 acre site with an initial annual container lift capacity of 85,000 units.
• Global Transportation Hub (opened January 2013): Regina, SK, Canada; Canadian Pacific Railroad = 300 acre site with an initial annual container lift capacity of 250,000 units.
• Joliet Intermodal Terminal (opened August 2010): Joliet, IL (Chicago); Union Pacific Railroad = 785 acres site with an initial annual container lift capacity of 500,000 units.
• Kansas City Logistics Park (opened September 2013): Edgerton, KS (Kansas City); Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railroad = 1,300 acre site with an initial annual container lift capacity of 500,000 units.
• Memphis Intermodal Terminal (expansion opened April 2010): Memphis, TN; Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railroad = 185 acre site with an initial annual lift capacity of 600,000 units.
• Memphis Regional Intermodal Terminal (opened July 2012): Rossville, TN (Memphis); Norfolk/Southern Railroad = 400 acre site with an initial annual lift capacity of 327,000 units.
• Northwest Ohio Intermodal Terminal (opened February 2011): North Baltimore, OH (Toledo); CSX Railroad = 200 acre site with an initial annual lift container lift capacity of 600,000 units.
• Port Everglades Intermodal Terminal (expansion opened July 2014): Fort Lauderdale, FL; Florida East Coast Railroad = 42.5 acre site with an annual lift capacity of 450,000 units.
• Rickenbacker Intermodal Terminal (opened March 2008): Columbus, OH; Norfolk/Southern Railroad = 250 acre site with an initial annual container lift capacity of 250,000 units.
• Santa Teresa Intermodal Ramp (opened May 2014): Santa Teresa, NM (El Paso, TX-Ciudad Juarez, Mexico); Union Pacific Railroad = 2,200 acre site with an initial annual container lift capacity of 225,000 units.
• Valleyfield Intermodal Terminal (opened January 2015): Salaberry-du-Valleyfield (Montreal, QC, Canada); CSX Railroad = 89 acre site with an annual lift capacity of 100,000 units.
• Wylie Intermodal Hub (opened Summer 2015): Wylie (Dallas, TX); Kansas City Southern Railroad = 92 acre site with an annual lift capacity of 342,000 units.
• Pittsburgh Intermodal Terminal (opening 2017): McKees Rocks (Pittsburgh, PA); CSX Railroad = 70 acres – annual lift capacity unknown.

N/S Intermodal Terminal location at Charlotte Int’l Airport – Source: charmeck.org/city/charlotte/Airport/News/Pages/IntermodalFacilityFastFacts.aspx

Sources:

• http://issuu.com/railwayage/docs/november_2014_railway_age/26
• http://issuu.com/railwayage/docs/january_2015_railway_age/1
• http://www.logisticsparkkc.com/news/
• http://www.rejournals.com/2010/10/19/union-pacific-opens-370m-intermodal-terminal-in-joliet/
• http://columbusairports.com/files/press-releases/20080303_norfolk_southern_opens_rickenbacker_intermodal_terminal.pdf
• http://www.progressiverailroading.com/mow/news/Norfolk-Southern-Railway-opens-Crescent-Corridor-terminal-in-Tennessee–31699
• http://www.porteverglades.net/expansion/ship-to-rail/
• http://www.centerpoint-intermodal.com/UP.html
• http://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/class-i-railroads/norfolk-southern-railway/ns-opens-greencastle-pa-intermodal-terminal_20130612.html
• http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/fleet-management/news/story/2010/10/norfolk-southern-breaks-ground-on-greencastle-intermodal-terminal.aspx
• http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/norfolk_southerns_birmingham_regional_intermodal_facility_is_now_open
• http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/print-edition/2014/06/20/norfolk-southerns-intermodal-facility-in.html?page=all
• http://www.thegth.com/cps-new-intermodal-facility-in-saskatchewans-global-transportation-hub-now-serving-customers/
• https://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Rail/Documents/Ohio’s%20Intermodal%20Railroad%20Terminals.pdf
• http://www.progressiverailroading.com/kansas_city_southern/article/Intermodal-Texasstyle-Kansas-City-Southern-set-to-replace-cramped-Dallas-terminal-with-large-Wylie-hub–44477?source=pr_digital05/20/2015&usedate=05/20/2015