Port of Quincy requests Washington state funds to expand intermodal terminal

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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Port of Quincy

Port of Quincy is requesting $16.2 million in transportation funding from the Washington State Legislature to expand the infrastructure at its intermodal terminal to help restore critical domestic eastbound intermodal rail service for Central Washington fresh produce, perishable and frozen foods shippers.

 

The project would expand the infrastructure at the Port of Quincy Intermodal Terminal to meet unit train requirements of BNSF and help eliminate congestion on the Great Northern Corridor Rail Line at Quincy. In particular, the expansion project would include installation of three additional intermodal tracks to increase the capacity of the terminal to be able to simultaneously load or unload longer intermodal container trains and a new longer siding track and set out/pick up track that would allow longer trains to pull off of the BNSF mainline at Quincy for arrival and departure in one piece. Furthermore, the project would entail expanding the surface area of the intermodal terminal to allow for more storage of containers and constructing a bridge across the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation West Canal near Quincy.

The Port of Quincy says the Intermodal Terminal Infrastructure Expansion Project has received widespread support with dozens of shippers and organizations sending letters to the Washington State Legislature in support of the request. Additionally, the Great Northern Corridor Coalition, an organization which was formed to promote shared regional cooperation, planning and project implementation to improve rail freight movement across the Great Northern Corridor, has also included the Port of Quincy Project on its list.

 

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