A tour of JAXPORT's new $30 million rail terminal
April 11th marked the first rail cargo operations at JAXPORT’s newly completed $30 million Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) at Dames Point. Prior to the start of the ICTF’s commercial operations, JAXPORT is partnering with numerous U.S. Army units, including the JAXPORT-based 832nd Transportation Battalion, for exercises aimed at expediting the movement of ocean-going military cargo, rehearsing the capabilities of personnel as well as the new terminal.
During the exercise, uniformed Army personnel are moving nearly 800 pieces of cargo--including vehicles, containers and equipment--from this state-of-the-art facility onto a nearby military ship. The ICTF allows cargo to move directly between ships and trains, speeding up the shipment process, extending the port’s intermodal reach well beyond Jacksonville and increasing the region’s global trade competitiveness.
Construction of the $30 million ICTF was funded through state and federal grants. The facility is served by CSX rail lines.
JAXPORT is one of 17 U.S. Strategic Seaports on-call to move military cargo for national defense, foreign humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
Here are a few images of the facility from Metro Jacksonville and a brief video tour by JAXPORT.
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Source: JAXPORT press release.
Development update by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com
Construction of the $30 million ICTF was funded through state and federal grants. The facility is served by CSX rail lines.
JAXPORT is one of 17 U.S. Strategic Seaports on-call to move military cargo for national defense, foreign humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
Here are a few images of the facility from Metro Jacksonville and a brief video tour by JAXPORT.
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Source: JAXPORT press release.
Development update by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com