Railex in October started service of its 55-car unit train that runs from Wallula, Wash., to Rotterdam, N.Y. As a unit train, all the cars stay hooked together during the entire trip.
Both terminals have cold storage facilities.
Fresh potatoes remain the highest-volume produce item hauled by Rail Logistics. The company ships a lot of frozen fruit and vegetables and is working to increase apple shipments, Begnaud said. Fresh shipments account for half the loads, he said.
Thanks to a federal $2 million appropriation, the pool provides refrigerated railcars that have often been in short supply in the Northwest. Washington’s legislature provided the state’s transportation department funds to begin the pool operation.
“The funding is one thing,” Begnaud said. “If the shippers don’t use the service, it won’t work. Now, they’re making it work.”
“I think you will see some more market movement come out of Railex,” said Paul Esposito, Railex’s vice president of logistics. “You should see a real increase in apples, potatoes and onions coming out of the Pacific Northwest. We are already looking at an expansion of commodities and are talking with shippers of pears, cherries and other stone fruit.”
Both terminals have cold storage facilities.
Fresh potatoes remain the highest-volume produce item hauled by Rail Logistics. The company ships a lot of frozen fruit and vegetables and is working to increase apple shipments, Begnaud said. Fresh shipments account for half the loads, he said.
Thanks to a federal $2 million appropriation, the pool provides refrigerated railcars that have often been in short supply in the Northwest. Washington’s legislature provided the state’s transportation department funds to begin the pool operation.
“The funding is one thing,” Begnaud said. “If the shippers don’t use the service, it won’t work. Now, they’re making it work.”
“I think you will see some more market movement come out of Railex,” said Paul Esposito, Railex’s vice president of logistics. “You should see a real increase in apples, potatoes and onions coming out of the Pacific Northwest. We are already looking at an expansion of commodities and are talking with shippers of pears, cherries and other stone fruit.”
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