FEC opens new Everglades rail facility

The Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) has opened its US$72m intermodal container transfer facility (ICTF) at Port Everglades.

The unique 43-acre site increases the rail company’s intermodal capacity from 100,000 to 450,000 lifts a year, improving the transfer of domestic and international containers between ships and rail.  Currently these are transported off-port to rail terminals in Fort Lauderdale or in Miami-Dade County.

The ICTF will provide the opportunity to configure 3,000 m (9,000 ft) long trains within the facility, enabling cargo to move through the port to/from Atlanta and Charlotte in two days, and Nashville and Memphis in three days.  FEC’s connections to Class 1 railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern will enable it to reach 70% of the US population within four days.