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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 2008 the company announced its plans to invest $300 million, and is seeking investment from state governments and the U.S. federal government of an additional $400 million as a public-private partnership.[1]
An unrelated project with the same name was founded in 2001 as an engineering test between global communication networks.[2]
Contents
Completed railway improvement projects
- Northwest Ohio Intermodal Terminal in North Baltimore, Ohio. Funded completely by CSX. Opened February 2011.[3][4]
Projects under construction or funded
- Rail corridor parallel to Interstate 70 and Interstate 76 between Washington, D.C. and northwest Ohio, via Pittsburgh. Federal funding approved in December 2010.[5]
- Expanding the Virginia Avenue Tunnel in Washington. In 2011 CSX decided to completely fund this project.[6]
- Lowering track on the Capital Subdivision in Maryland.[6]
- Replacing bridges and modifying tunnels on the Metropolitan Subdivision in Maryland.[6]
Proposed projects
- Rail corridor parallel to Interstate 95 between North Carolina and Baltimore, via Washington, D.C.
- Lowering track and modifying the Long Bridge on the RF&P Subdivision in Washington
- Replacing a bridge on the RF&P Subdivision in Woodbridge, Virginia
- Washington, D.C. - Ohio rail corridor
- New intermodal terminal in western Pennsylvania.
- New intermodal rail yard in Columbus, Ohio.
- Carolina Corridor between Wilmington and Charlotte
See also
- Heartland Corridor - Norfolk Southern Railway improvement project
- Norfolk Southern Crescent Corridor
- Virginia Port Authority
- National Docks Secondary
References
- ^ CSX Corporation, Jacksonville, FL (2008). "CSX Announces National Gateway to Improve Flow of Freight." 2008-05-01.
- ^ National Gateway (Communications)
- ^ TradingMarkets.com (2010-09-19). "Loaded for Business."
- ^ Akron Railroad Club (2011-06-30)."CSX Shows Off North Baltimore Container Facility."
- ^ ProgressiveRairoading.com (2010-12-17). "USDOT, Ohio finalize TIGER grant pact for National Gateway corridor."
- ^ a b c CSX (2011-05-18). "CSX Commits Additional $160 Million to National Gateway." Press release.
- "CSX initiative will include new intermodal terminals". Jacksonville Business Journal. May 2, 2008. http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2008/04/28/daily35.html. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- Berman, Jeff (May 12, 2008). "Transportation infrastructure: CSX launches National Gateway. Rail carrier says $700 million PPP will provide efficient transportation link between Mid-Atlantic ports and Midwest". Logistics Management. http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/CA6560099.html. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- Burns, Adrian (May 2, 2008). "CSX commits to new south-side intermodal facility". Business First of Columbus, Ohio. http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2008/05/05/story2.html. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- Maryland Department of Transportation, Hanover, MD (2008). "Maryland Freight Project List - Rail." Accessed 2009-12-05.
- Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Washington, DC (2009). "CSX National Gateway Projects in the Washington Region." Accessed 2009-12-05.
External links
- National Gateway - Official site
Categories:- CSX Transportation
- Rail infrastructure in Maryland
- Rail infrastructure in North Carolina
- Rail infrastructure in Ohio
- Rail infrastructure in Pennsylvania
- Rail infrastructure in South Carolina
- Rail infrastructure in Virginia
- Rail infrastructure in Washington, D.C.
- Rail infrastructure in West Virginia
- Rail freight transportation in the United States
- Transportation planning
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