Source: NCDOT, 10/7/17

NCDOT is partnering with CSX to construct an intermodal transfer hub and intermodal facility along the CSXT A-Line in Rocky Mount to benefit goods movements in and out of central and eastern North Carolina. Intermodal transportation moves freight in a container without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes. Intermodal transport allows shippers to combine the long-haul efficiencies of rail with the flexibility of short-haul trucks to achieve cost-effective, efficient and reliable freight transport. Those savings benefit NC businesses and industries.

The facility in Rocky Mount will be the second intermodal hub of its kind in the eastern US (the first in Northwest Ohio). In addition to typical intermodal transfers from trucks to trains, the facility will serve as a rail hub where containers are switched between trains to and from destinations through CSX's network. The project includes the construction of the CCX intermodal hub terminal, construction of approximately seven miles of second mainline along the CSX A-Line, north of the terminal, and some limited highway improvements. In total, the project is anticipated to cost $264 million. NCDOT is contributing $100 million in capital for the project and has provided $10 million for preliminary engineering. The state funding is included in the Transportation Improvement Program as TIP Project P-5711.

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