NICTD freight to benefit from double tracking |
NICTD freight to benefit from double tracking |
Aug 9 2017, 10:47 AM
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http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/story...boost-cargo-too
QUOTE A nearly $300 million double tracking project in northwest Indiana is being touted as a win for commuters: it will build a second railroad track for the South Shore Line between Gary and Michigan City, adding speed and capacity for passengers. Capturing fewer headlines, however, is the second track’s impact on freight trains; the rail line is also expected to add muscle to the critical artery for cargo, including the movement of Indiana-made steel. Michigan City-based Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad Company (CSS) moves freight exclusively and shares the line with passenger trains, which are operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD). “The [double track] project not only increases the amount of passengers that can move on the line in a more expedited way, but also improves the ability for the freight team to run more freight,” says CSS President Todd Bjornstad. “We’re both benefitting at the same time with the capacity improvement.” Bjornstad says CSS hauls about 50,000 carloads of freight per year, including coal that fuels area power plants and cargo that supports, for example, ArcelorMittal, the largest steel mill in the region. Lumber and chemical products also loom large on CSS’s list of about 40 commodities that it hauls for the region. |
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