Jacksonville, Florida-based transportation company CSX Corporation announced Monday that $59 million intermodal freight terminal expansion in underway in Columbus, Ohio. The expansion is part of the National Gateway initiative, which is helping to link deep water ports on the east coast to Midwestern markets.
The overall project covers six states and the District of Columbia and includes rail capacity enhancements and intermodal terminal capacity improvements. "The Columbus terminal expansion will ready the region with the capacity needed for anticipated growth in business and continue to enhance the economical and environmentally-friendly rail intermodal service offered to customers," according to a press release from CSX.