National Gateway

National Gateway is a multi-stage railroad construction project in the United States promoted by CSX Transportation, a unit of CSX Corporation. It is designed to improve rail connections between ports in the U.S. mid-Atlantic seaboard and the Midwest by upgrading bridges and tunnels to allow taller freight trains (ones carrying double-stack intermodal containers). In 2008 the company announced its plans to invest $300 million, and is seeking investment from state governments and the U.S. federal government of an additional $400 million as a public-private partnership.^[1] Phase 1 of the $850 million project, between CSX’s existing terminal in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and its hub facility in Northwest Ohio. was completed in September 2013.^[2]

Unrelated project

An unrelated project with the same name was founded in 2001 as an engineering test between global communication networks.^[3]

Completed railway improvement projects

• Northwest Ohio Intermodal Terminal in North Baltimore, Ohio. Funded completely by CSX. Opened February 2011.^[4][5]
• A number of tunnels were open cut for the project including:
  • Shoo Fly Tunnel (2012)
  • Pinkerton Tunnel (2012)
  • Bedford Tunnel (2012)

Projects under construction or funded

• Rail corridor parallel to Interstate 70 and Interstate 76 between Washington, D.C. and northwest Ohio, via Pittsburgh. Federal funding approved in December 2010.^[6]
• Expanding the Virginia Avenue Tunnel in Washington. In 2011 CSX decided to completely fund this project.^[7]
• Lowering track on the Capital Subdivision in Maryland.^[7]
• Replacing bridges and modifying tunnels on the Metropolitan Subdivision in Maryland.^[7]

Proposed projects

• Rail corridor parallel to Interstate 95 between North Carolina and Baltimore, via Washington, D.C.
  • Lowering track and modifying the Long Bridge on the RF&P Subdivision in Washington
  • Replacing a bridge on the RF&P Subdivision in Woodbridge, Virginia
• Washington, D.C. - Ohio rail corridor
  • New intermodal terminal in western Pennsylvania.
  • New intermodal rail yard in Columbus, Ohio.
• Carolina Corridor between Wilmington and Charlotte

See also

• National Docks Secondary and Long Dock Tunnel
• List of CSX Transportation lines
• Heartland Corridor - Norfolk Southern Railway improvement project
• Norfolk Southern Crescent Corridor
• Virginia Port Authority
• Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, a stimulus program providing some of the funding
• MidAmerica Corridor ^[8]

References

1. CSX Corporation, Jacksonville, FL (2008). "CSX Announces National Gateway to Improve Flow of Freight." 2008-05-01.
2. http://www.nationalgateway.org//news-resources/in-the-news/railroad-initiative-nearing-completion
3. National Gateway (Communications)
4. TradingMarkets.com (2010-09-19). "Loaded for Business."
5. Akron Railroad Club (2011-06-30)."CSX Shows Off North Baltimore Container Facility."
6. ProgressiveRairoading.com (2010-12-17). "USDOT, Ohio finalize TIGER grant pact for National Gateway corridor."
7. CSX (2011-05-18). "CSX Commits Additional $160 Million to National Gateway." Press release.
8. http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/news/cn-and-norfolk-southernannouncemidamericacorridorinitiativetospe.html

• "CSX initiative will include new intermodal terminals". Jacksonville Business Journal. May 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
• Berman, Jeff (May 12, 2008). "Transportation infrastructure: CSX launches National Gateway. Rail carrier says $700 million PPP will provide efficient transportation link between Mid-Atlantic ports and Midwest". Logistics Management. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
• Burns, Adrian (May 2, 2008). "CSX commits to new south-side intermodal facility". Business First of Columbus, Ohio. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
• Maryland Department of Transportation, Hanover, MD (2008). "Maryland Freight Project List - Rail." Accessed 2009-12-05.
• Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Washington, DC (2009). "CSX National Gateway Projects in the Washington Region." Accessed 2009-12-05.

External links

• National Gateway - Official site of National Gateway, a CSX Transportation project
• National Gateway page at Ohio DOT TIGER grants