3 Things You Didn't Know About Freight Rail

Vancouver port authority advances massive Class I-served container terminal project  The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority recently selected three shortlisted/qualified construction teams that will bid on the landmass/wharf and rail components of Roberts Bank Terminal 2, a 300-plus-acre facility that will provide 2.4 million more units of container capacity annually.

Watco's KO Railroad helps pipe manufacturer lay foundation for growth at new Kansas facility Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co. found the short-line partner it was looking for in Watco’s Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad, which earlier this year helped open the company’s new rail-served facility in Maize, Kansas.

Dual Class I-served oil terminal to double capacity by late 2026  FourPoint Resources LLC and Price River Terminal owner/operator Energy Transfer LP are constructing a new continuous loop track to streamline crude-by-rail logistics and a tank-car load rack designed to load 140,000 barrels per day. Price River Terminal is served by BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad.

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