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A
ribbon cutting ceremony for the Carolina Connector intermodal terminal, or
CCX, took place on Nov. 18.
The
330-acre site allows trucks to bring cargo containers to a rail yard, where
they are transferred to trains for transport. This helps regional industries
distribute their products nationwide and spur business development locally
and beyond.
Representatives
of NCDOT, CSX Corporation, the Carolinas Gateway Partnership and Governor
Cooper attended the ribbon cutting ceremony.
“The Carolina Connector will help us address the supply chain problems by getting goods from one place to the next,” said Governor Cooper. “It’s going to help us create 1,500 jobs. The Department of Transportation did a great job in working with CSX to make this happen. This is going to be great for North Carolina’s economic future, not only for eastern North Carolina but the entire state.”
Located
just five miles off I-95 and 60 miles northeast of Raleigh and the
Triangle, the terminal will provide convenient truck access to local and
regional markets. Shippers will benefit from its strategic location on the
CSX mainline.
The
state-of-the art terminal features three wide-span, zero-emission electric
cranes with a lift capacity of 110,000 containers per year. Most of the
container handling is automatic, with only the initial lift and final
placement controlled remotely by operators inside the terminal building.
Automated gate technology accelerates the pace of customer deliveries and
reduces emissions by up to 90% by minimizing truck idle time.
Located
five miles off of I-95 in Rocky Mount, the terminal is positioned to reach
more than five million consumers within a 120-mile radius. This includes
Raleigh and the growing Triangle area. The Carolinas Gateway Partnership is
working with current and potential businesses interested in creating or
expanding business opportunities in Edgecombe County, the City of Rocky
Mount and the towns of Nashville and Tarboro.
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