Terminal Rail Upgrades Under Way at Washington's Port of Everett Seaport

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Industrial Info is tracking four active terminal rail projects in Port of Everett, Washington, with a total investment value of about $14.6 million. The Port of Everett is the state's third-largest container port and second-largest by economic output. It operates one of the closest shipping facilities to the Far East and Alaska of any mainland U.S. port.

The Port of Everett continues to invest in its rail infrastructure to improve regional freight mobility and rail loading. In 2015-2016, the Port of Everett will invest about $10.2 million in rail upgrades. The upgrades include the addition of 650 lineal feet of new rail track at the northern end of the Seaport; the rehabilitation and extension of the South Terminal rail spur; and the construction of a double rail siding of approximately 3,600 lineal feet of on-terminal track.

Upon completion, these enhancements will increase on-site storage from 46 rail cars to 106 rail cars, and provide the on-terminal rail storage capacity necessary to support enhanced rail operations, and reduce congestion and delays on the mainline, according to Cargo Connection.

Construction also is under way on a $2.6 million wharf strengthening project to support roll-on/roll-off operations at the South Terminal.

The port is the western terminus for BNSF Railway's (Fort Worth, Texas) mainline, direct to eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana. BNSF is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) (Omaha, Nebraska).

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