Watch: CSX Reconfiguring Cumberland to Boost Capacity
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Changes at the Cumberland, Md., rail yard (pictured) will enable the CSX team to assemble trains on two automated tracks while simultaneously moving other cars, “effectively reducing car handlings, doubling their production capacity and ensuring faster and more reliable delivery of customer goods,” according to the railroad. (Screenshot of CSX Video)
To more efficiently manage increased traffic destined for the Midwest, a reconfiguration project is under way at CSX’s Cumberland, Md., rail yard, the Class I reported June 12.
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