Owners Pull 11,087 Idled Railcars Out of Storage

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Owners Pull 11,087 Idled Railcars Out of Storage | Journal of Commerce

Rail Intermodal Extends Record Volume Run | Journal of Commerce

The Association of American Railroads said the latest drawdown left 260,317 railcars still idle across in the continent as of Oct. 1, having gone at least 60 days without a revenue-generating load.

That was 17.1 percent of the total fleet of available equipment, down from 31.9 percent of railcars that were parked in July 2009 before the freight recovery began.

The rail industry lobbying group estimates that since the recession about 55 percent of railcars removed some storage have been reactivated, while 45 percent have been scrapped or otherwise permanently dropped from the fleet. After they have been in long-term storage, railcars may first need shop work to get their wheels and brakes ready for cargo service.

 

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CSX Expands Columbus Intermodal Terminal
Mark Szakonyi | Aug 29, 2011 9:45PM GMT
The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story


$59 million expansion will leverage railroad's new intermodal anchor terminal in northern Ohio

CSX will spend $59 million to expand its intermodal terminal in Columbus, Ohio, leveraging its new terminal to the north and part of its $850 million initiative to better connect East Coast ports with Midwest markets.

The Jacksonville, Fla.-based railway said the expansion includes a redesign of the site, installation and realignment of tracks, reconfiguration of truck gates and three rail-mounted, electric wide-span cranes. In February, CSX opened a $175 million intermodal terminal at North Baltimore, Ohio, which serves as the western anchor to its doublestack corridor initiative.

The initiative, known as the National Gateway, will clear 61 obstructions and build or expand six intermodal facilities along CSX's network in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and the District of Columbia. It will provide stacktrain service to ports in Baltimore, Virginia and Wilmington, Del.

 

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CSX Expands Columbus Intermodal Terminal
Mark Szakonyi | Aug 29, 2011 9:45PM GMT
The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story


$59 million expansion will leverage railroad's new intermodal anchor terminal in northern Ohio

CSX will spend $59 million to expand its intermodal terminal in Columbus, Ohio, leveraging its new terminal to the north and part of its $850 million initiative to better connect East Coast ports with Midwest markets.

The Jacksonville, Fla.-based railway said the expansion includes a redesign of the site, installation and realignment of tracks, reconfiguration of truck gates and three rail-mounted, electric wide-span cranes. In February, CSX opened a $175 million intermodal terminal at North Baltimore, Ohio, which serves as the western anchor to its doublestack corridor initiative.

The initiative, known as the National Gateway, will clear 61 obstructions and build or expand six intermodal facilities along CSX's network in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and the District of Columbia. It will provide stacktrain service to ports in Baltimore, Virginia and Wilmington, Del.

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