National Gateway
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] Phase 1 of the $850 million project, between CSX’s existing terminal in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and its hub facility in Northwest Ohio. was completed in September 2013.[2]
Unrelated project
An unrelated project with the same name was founded in 2001 as an engineering test between global communication networks.[3]
Completed railway improvement projects
- Northwest Ohio Intermodal Terminal in North Baltimore, Ohio. Funded completely by CSX. Opened February 2011.[4][5]
- A number of tunnels were open cut for the project including:
- Shoo Fly Tunnel (2012)
- Pinkerton Tunnel (2012)
- Benford Tunnel (2012)
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.[6]
- Expanding the Virginia Avenue Tunnel in Washington. In 2011 CSX decided to completely fund this project.[7]
- Lowering track on the Capital Subdivision in Maryland.[7]
- Replacing bridges and modifying tunnels on the Metropolitan Subdivision in Maryland.[7]
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
- National Docks Secondary and Long Dock Tunnel
- List of CSX Transportation lines
- Heartland Corridor – Norfolk Southern Railway improvement project
- Norfolk Southern Crescent Corridor
- Virginia Port Authority
- Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, a stimulus program providing some of the funding
- MidAmerica Corridor [8]
References
- CSX Corporation, Jacksonville, FL (2008). "CSX Announces National Gateway to Improve Flow of Freight." Archived 2010-11-20 at the Wayback Machine 2008-05-01.
- http://www.nationalgateway.org//news-resources/in-the-news/railroad-initiative-nearing-completion
- 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."
- CSX (2011-05-18). "CSX Commits Additional $160 Million to National Gateway." Press release.
- http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/news/cn-and-norfolk-southernannouncemidamericacorridorinitiativetospe.html
- "CSX initiative will include new intermodal terminals". Jacksonville Business Journal. May 2, 2008. 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. Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- Burns, Adrian (May 2, 2008). "CSX commits to new south-side intermodal facility". Business First of Columbus, Ohio. 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 of National Gateway, a CSX Transportation project
- National Gateway page at Ohio DOT TIGER grants