Eastern Class I railroad CSX said Tuesday that 105 new or expanded manufacturing sites selected by shippers in 2012 on its network are expected to generate 162,000 carloads of new freight business in future years.
Many of the new or pending projects involve energy production, including ethanol and crude oil terminals, natural gas processing facilities and drilling supply locations associated with the oil-and-gas development in massive shale formations around the country.
Yesterday, Norfolk Southern Corp. said it facilitated the site selection or expansion for 94 facilities that will ship about 141,000 carloads per year. – Eric Kulisch
CSX facilitates new sites on network
