Highlights: The Port of Duluth-Superior
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Highlights: The Port of Duluth-Superior
In November of last year, the heaviest Canadian Pacific (CP) direct, single-line rail moved from the Port of Duluth-Superior to western Canada, marking a milestone in Project Cargo movement.
From Germany, by way of Rotterdam aboard the freighter Tracer were two, 300-ton dimensional transformer components, along with crates of accessories, which arrived at the Port Authority’s Clure Marine Terminal. Crews from Lake Superior Warehousing Co. discharged the high/wide/heavy cargo directly onto specialized railcars waiting dockside.
A brand new 20-axle railcar managed by SRT, had just recently been introduced into American service. A train comprised of this car and eight others (including a 16-axle railcar) left Duluth later that week and made its way along a 1,200-mile CP clearance route northwest to Lethbridge, Alberta, where the transformer will be installed and eventually power the Montana Alberta Tie Line – the first international merchant transmission line in North America.
“Our location enables us to collaborate with key marine and railway companies involved in transportation logistics,†said Jonathan Lamb, vice president and general manager of Lake Superior Warehousing Co., terminal operator, “not only for a transmission line project like this but also for renewable energy customers across the heartland.â€
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