Northwest Ohio Terminal now in operation
The National Gateway has announced the start of operations at the new Northwest Ohio Terminal, the cornerstone of a new double-stack freight rail corridor between East Coast sea ports such as the Port of Baltimore and the Midwest. Located near North Baltimore in Ohio, the new facility will serve as the transfer point for thousands of freight containers annually. CSX will gradually transition customer shipments through the new terminal over the next few months. Once all of the transitions are complete, the Northwest Ohio facility is expected to handle a throughput capacity, including block swaps and lifts, of nearly two million containers a year. [Blocks are multiple rail cars with a common destination, and lifts refer to container handling between rail cars and trucks.] In keeping with the industry’s trend to implement eco-friendly technologies and systems, the new facility features ultra-efficient electric cranes that reduce emissions, optical scanners that reduce truck idle times and automated car tracking technologies and remote switches that increase operational efficiency. The hub is part of the National Gateway, a public-private partnership that supports the movement of double-stacked intermodal containers on rail cars by raising bridges, increasing tunnel clearances and building new terminals along existing rail routes. Quelle: eyefortransport |
