GPA Board approves rail extension

Construction on the project will begin in January and once complete, the Garden City terminal will feature a combined 14,200 metre (46,921feet) linear track between two on-site rail yards serving rail providers CSX and Norfolk Southern.

“Our two intermodal rail facilities allow rapid unloading and reloading, which prevents the need for truck hauling from remote rail yards to the port,” said Curtis Foltz, GPA executive director.

The move comes on the heels of strong year-to-date intermodal container transfers, which, during the four-month period from July through October this year, saw 109,036 moves, a 14% growth over the same period last year.