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Railex rolling out growth plans

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From the Tri-City Herald / June 21, 2009

RAILEX ROLLING OUT GROWTH PLANS
By Pratik Joshi, Herald staff writer

WALLULA – At a time when the rail freight industry is under the threat of becoming derailed by a down economy, Railex is adding tracks for growth.

The company, often touted as a rolling warehouse, says it has revolutionized shipping and the distribution of goods across the East and West Coasts with its five-day delivery guarantee since it began offering service between Wallula and Rotterdam, N.Y. in 2006.

Recently, Railex’s Wallula facility was approved as a bonded wine warehouse, and Railex’s Delano, Calif., terminal which opened last year – started a second weekly train service to the company terminal in Rotterdam.

At least 45 percent of the 210,000-square-foot Wallula facility is being used as a bonded wine warehouse, said Jim Kleist, vice president Northwest region for Railex.

See the full article here.

(This is an aerial view of the Wallula facility.)

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Written by Matt

June 22, 2009 at 1:15 pm

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