CSX The CSX Carolina Connector intermodal facility along U.S. 301 is scheduled for completion in September.
The future CSX intermodal facility is
for freight trains to arrive, with the freight to
scheduled to be complete sometime in
be off-loaded onto other trains or trucks for
September.
distribution.
Carolinas
Gateway
Partnership
the creation of something like 15,000 jobs. “Now, we know not all of those are going to close, but we’re hot right now. And I think
Vice
Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson said
the intermodal is something that we have to
President Oppie Jordan said that the project
he is thrilled with anticipation that the “long-
acknowledge has brought us to the dance,”
that has been taking shape across U.S. 301
awaited thing is now becoming real.”
Roberson said.
from N.C. Wesleyan College has prompted
“And seeing the impact that it is having in
Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce
inquiries to the downtown Rocky Mount-
terms of the number of inquiries for economic
President and CEO David Farris said it’s
based recruiter of businesses and industries
development in the city of Rocky Mount is just
“thrilling” that the intermodal facility is nearly
from other prospects.
beyond exciting,” Roberson said.
ready.
Jordan also said Rocky Mount is an
Additionally, Roberson, who is on the
emerging market that is being identified by
Carolinas Gateway Partnership executive
goosebumps to see things like the intermodal
site consultants and companies and that there
committee, said he believes if there could be
up and ready to open,” he said. “You know
is a lot of activity and excitement.
a securing of commitment from every single
it’s going to happen, just like with the DMV
“It’s unbelievable,” Jordan said.
business that has inquired about the area
relocation from Raleigh to Rocky Mount.
The CSX facility, which is called the
in the past 12 months, then there would be
“These are things that we have nobody else
Carolina Connector, is going to be a place
roughly $9 billion of capital on the ground and
in the state is going to have today, tomorrow
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“It
puts
goosebumps
on
top
of
