G&W’s Rail Link Begins Rail Operations at Port of Caddo-Bossier
March 18 2019 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W)(NYSE:GWR) announced today
that its Rail Link, Inc., subsidiary has contracted with the Port
of Caddo-Bossier in Shreveport, La., to provide rail service at the
Port, hauling inbound and outbound materials between the Port and
its customers.
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“This is a win-win situation for our customers, Rail Link and
the Port,” said Port of Caddo-Bossier Executive Director Eric
England. “The Port shifted its already cross-trained operations
employees from the Port’s day-to-day rail operations to the
maritime and ground transportation multimodal facilities. At the
same time, we are providing better service at a competitive price
for all our customers. Given Rail Link’s domestic and international
transportation and logistics breadth, I expect immense growth in
our rail traffic and access to markets we have been unable to
reach.”
Located on the Red River Waterway, the Port is home to an inland
multi-modal transportation and distribution center that links
customers throughout Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas to domestic and
international markets via the Mississippi River and Gulf
Intracoastal Waterway.
“The Port of Caddo-Bossier currently has 11 rail-served
customers shipping a wide variety of commodities including metals,
paper and chemicals,” said Rail Link President Andrew Chunko. “The
Port has done a great job building that rail business and
supporting its customers, and we likewise look forward to building
long-term relationships based on safety, service and mutual
growth.”
G&W subsidiaries also provide rail service at the Gulf Coast
ports of Baton Rouge, Galveston and Corpus Christi, among more than
40 worldwide including Felixstowe, London Gateway, Rotterdam,
Savannah and Virginia International Gateway.
About G&W
G&W owns or leases 120 freight railroads organized in eight
locally managed operating regions with 8,000 employees serving
3,000 customers.
- G&W’s six North American regions
serve 41 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces and include 114
short line and regional freight railroads with more than 13,000
track-miles.
- G&W’s Australia Region serves New
South Wales, the Northern Territory and South Australia and
operates the 1,400-mile Tarcoola-to-Darwin rail line. The Australia
Region is 51.1% owned by G&W and 48.9% owned by a consortium of
funds and clients managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real
Assets.
- G&W’s UK/Europe Region includes the
U.K.’s largest rail maritime intermodal operator and second-largest
freight rail provider, as well as regional rail services in
Continental Europe.
G&W subsidiaries and joint ventures also provide rail
service at more than 40 major ports, rail-ferry service between the
U.S. Southeast and Mexico, transload services, contract coal
loading, and industrial railcar switching and repair.
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Michael Williams, G&W Corporate
Communications1-203-202-8900Web site: www.gwrr.com
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