The $100 million, 100,000-load-capacity terminal, which spans 89 acres, includes three state-of-the-art rubber-tire gantry cranes, the first of their kind at an Eastern Canadian intermodal facility. Trains serving Valleyfield will connect through the Northwest Ohio intermodal hub, “offering efficient access to markets across the U.S. and Canada,” CSX said. “Valleyfield terminal is an important addition to our unique intermodal network, which offers both point-to-point corridor service and a hub-and-spoke model that allows it to reach into small- and medium-sized markets, to capitalize on the growing demand for intermodal transport.”
Valleyfield’s construction also incorporated environmentally sustainable innovations in the areas of noise abatement and protection of downstream waterways,” CSX noted.
“We continue to invest in our intermodal business as a key growth driver and we look for long-term opportunities, such as increased north-south trade access outlined by the North American Free Trade Agreement,” said CSX Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Clarence Gooden. “Opening a terminal near Montreal creates an opportunity to build relationships with new customers on our network, expand access to new markets, and improve the efficiency of the North American supply chain.”