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Norfolk Southern reopens Kentucky intermodal terminal

A photograph of a Norfolk Southern train.

Norfolk Southern has reopened an intermodal terminal serving Louisville, Kentucky, in light of “strong growth” in the intermodal market there.

NS (NYSE: NSC) reopened the terminal in Buechel, Kentucky, on Monday. The terminal will be open only for inbound traffic coming from the Norfolk International Terminals in Virginia and the Portsmouth APM Terminals at the Virginia International Gateway in Norfolk.  

The reopening will add terminal capacity to the growing Louisville market, NS said Sept. 29.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/norfolk-southern-reopens-kentucky-intermodal-terminal

Rail Roundup: OmniTRAX, G&W develop, expand partnerships

OmniTRAX, partners seek to develop site in southern Indiana

Short line operator OmniTRAX is working with the River Ridge Development Authority of southern Indiana to develop the River Ridge Commerce Center.

The center, located near Louisville, Kentucky, where it has access to several transportation modes. It connects directly with CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) and is in close proximity to I-64, I-65, I-71, the Louisville International Airport, the Ohio River and the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville....

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E-commerce drives multi-pronged expansion at UPS Airlines

UJPS brown and white jumbo jet flies over mountains.

UPS Airlines is expanding in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic that is forcing passenger airlines to shrink fleets and permanently downsize in line with expectations for weak travel demand in the coming years.

The UPS (NYSE: UPS) fleet has been busy flying charter flights for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other customers ordering desperately needed medical supplies for the COVID-19 response in the U.S. and other countries. But the real driver of extra business and aircraft...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/e-commerce-drives-multi-pronged-expansion-at-ups-airlines

Barges break away after Ohio River bridge allision

Barges stranded on a dam after a Dec. 25, 2018 breakaway on the Ohio River in Louisville, Ky. Keith Fowler/via Crops of Engineers Louisville District Facebook.

A towboat pushing 15 loaded coal barges made contact with a bridge on the Ohio River in Louisville, Ky., Christmas night, triggering a breakaway that left nine barges stranded on a dam, Coast Guard officials said.

The 128’x28.5’ towboat Debbie Graham was passing the Clark Memorial Bridge in the city when the allision was reported to watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley around 8:10 p.m. On Thursday afternoon the response effort was continuing between the Coast Guard, the Corps of...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/barges-break-away-after-ohio-river-bridge-allision/