CANADA: Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary Alberta Heartland Railway has agreed a long-term lease of land for the construction of a multiservice rail terminal at Gasia Energy Corp’s planned energy complex near Edmonton.
The site is near several of the largest industrial facilities within the Alberta Industrial Heartland area, and adjacent to Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National lines.
Construction is to be carried out in phases. When competed the site will feature multiple loop tracks, storage for up to 1 200 wagons and rail-to-road transloading facilities.
Gasia will ship bitumen from the site by rail to the US Gulf Coast and other markets in Canada and the USA.g
‘After launching Red Deer Railway, our first short line in western Canada, late last year and securing a rail switching contract at the Heartland Petrochemical Complex earlier this year, shippers in the Alberta Industrial Heartland are recognising G&W Canada’s broad logistics expertise and our commitment to safe, reliable and efficient rail service’, said Genesee & Wyoming Inc CEO Michael Miller on September 11.
‘As the global energy market remains critical for economic growth, Gasia and other shippers can reach customers overseas and throughout Canada and the rest of North America with AHR’s connection to the full North American freight-rail network.’
