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Rail intermodal traffic tripled between 1980 and 2002, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), from 3.1 million trailers and containers to 9.3 million. Large investments were made in intermodal freight projects. An example was the US$740 million Port of Oakland intermodal rail facility begun in the late 1980s. [2] [3]
The Cikarang Dry Port in West Java, Indonesia. A dry port (sometimes referred to as an inland port) is an inland intermodal terminal directly connected by road or rail to a seaport, operating as a centre for the transshipment of sea cargo to inland destinations.
National Gateway is a multi-stage railroad construction project in the United States promoted by CSX Transportation, a unit of CSX Corporation.It is designed to improve rail connections between ports in the U.S. mid-Atlantic seaboard and the Midwest by upgrading bridges and tunnels to allow taller freight trains (ones carrying double-stack intermodal containers).
In April 2013, the port completed a $19 million [2] infrastructure investment to be able to ship and receive international intermodal containers. [3] The expansion includes the installation of 20,000 feet of new rail purchased from Union Pacific. This will give the POT the ability to handle intermodal unit trains of 60-100 cars. [2]
Containerization is a system of intermodal freight transport using intermodal containers (also called shipping containers, or ISO containers). [1] Containerization, also referred as container stuffing or container loading, is the process of unitization of cargoes in exports.
With New Intermodal Container Ramp, ADM Opens Doors to Economic Growth in Central Ill. Facility capitalizes on company's transportation, logistics expertise; region's prime rail, roadway access ...
Pink dots are current or future Intermodal terminal of focus for expansion. The Crescent Corridor is a railroad corridor operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway (NS). The project, first proposed in 2007, and scheduled for completion by 2020, spans 13 states from New York to Louisiana.
A map of AllianceTexas’ new smart port project, which will transform the busy inland port into a high-tech mobility center. The $262 million project will be supported by an $80 million federal ...