Rotterdam distribution center to see more West Coast train trafficERIC ANDERSON, Deputy business editor -- Times Union -- August 11, 2008Railex LLC expects to triple train traffic into its Rotterdam distribution center this fall as it launches a new service from California and adds a second train on its route from Washington state.
The 19-month-old service provides one refrigerated unit train per week each way. The trains, initially 55 cars, have been making the cross-country trip in five days or less, carrying vegetables, fruit and other perishables.The company estimates each train carries the equivalent of 220 tractor-trailers and saves 5.2 million gallons of diesel fuel a year. At $5 a gallon for diesel, that gives the company a cost advantage.
"We are more efficient (in) diesel fuel consumption," said Paul Esposito, vice president of sales and logistics for Railex.
The company is building a distribution center in Delano, Calif., its third one, which will be completed in September. Existing centers are in Rotterdam and in Wallula, Wash. Railex employs 150 workers in Rotterdam.
The 19-month-old service provides one refrigerated unit train per week each way. The trains, initially 55 cars, have been making the cross-country trip in five days or less, carrying vegetables, fruit and other perishables.The company estimates each train carries the equivalent of 220 tractor-trailers and saves 5.2 million gallons of diesel fuel a year. At $5 a gallon for diesel, that gives the company a cost advantage.
"We are more efficient (in) diesel fuel consumption," said Paul Esposito, vice president of sales and logistics for Railex.
The company is building a distribution center in Delano, Calif., its third one, which will be completed in September. Existing centers are in Rotterdam and in Wallula, Wash. Railex employs 150 workers in Rotterdam.
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