Eco-friendly intermodal cranes for CSXT arrive in Port of Toledo

CSX Transportation joined with the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority and the National Gateway to celebrate the arrival of five new ultra-efficient intermodal cranes at the Port of Toledo, Ohio. The cranes are bound for the new Northwest Ohio Intermodal Terminal in North Baltimore, Ohio.

"These cranes
represent a major part of the revolution in environmentally-friendly freight
transportation taking place in this region," said Peter Craig, terminal
superintendent, CSX Intermodal. "Once installed, the cranes will reduce
emissions and improve the efficiency of our operations throughout the Midwest,
while increasing the economic competitiveness of the entire country."

Manufactured by Hans Kuenz
GmbH, the new cranes are nearly silent, ultra-efficient wide span cranes that
will serve rail, truck and container stacks at the Northwest Ohio facility.
When transferring cargo containers between trains and trucks, the cranes will
use electric motors to reduce emissions and will store the energy from crane,
trolley and hoist decelerations for future use.

The Northwest Ohio
Intermodal Terminal will be the cornerstone of the National Gateway, a
public-private partnership to link the Midwest with the rest of the nation
through increased use of double-stack trains. The Northwest Ohio Terminal is
being built and operated by the Evansville & Western Railway Inc. The
terminal will employ more than 200 people when fully operational in 2011, with
400 additional jobs to be created during the construction phase. Over the next
10 years, more than 2,600 direct and indirect jobs could be created as a result
of the facility. The terminal will serve as the distribution hub for anything
that can be bought at a retailer, from household electronic equipment to
clothing.

Careful consideration and
attention to detail have assured efficiency and concern for the environment
throughout the terminal and intermodal yard. The use of optical cargo scanners
at inbound and outbound gates will improve terminal efficiency and minimize
truck idle time to reduce emissions. Scanners at both ends of the Northwest
Ohio Terminal will feed container information into the operations system to
automatically provide a work order to the trucker. The terminal will be lit
with high-pressure sodium bulbs, which reduce energy consumption and light
pollution. The yard will also utilize environmentally friendly steel ties,
which are made from recycled steel and are 100% recyclable themselves.

The National Gateway is a
multi-state infrastructure initiative supported by a coalition of supporters,
which includes CSXT and its affiliates, large and small business interests,
logistics companies, environmental advocates, federal, state and local
governments and economic development agencies. Over a 30-year period, the
initiative will lower CO2 emissions by more than 20 million tons, save
businesses more than $5 billion in shipping costs, reduce fuel consumption by
nearly 2 billion gallons and reduce congestion on the highways.