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Re: Re:The Port of Tucson ???
Author: Graham Buxton
Date: 02-09-2012 - 05:47

George Andrews Wrote:
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> The Port of Tucson ??? Is this some kind of joke ??? How does
> Tucson rate a Port status ??? There isn't any body
> of water within 40 miles of the city.

There are Port [Districts] in lots of places that aren't served by ships. In many cases they act as form of an industrial development agency. In yesterday's Trainnews was a story about the Port of Quincy (in eastern Washington). While the Columbia River is not that far from Quincy, there is no possibility of barges that far upstream.

Quote:
ThePacker.com
The Port of Quincy Intermodal Terminal is receiving national shipping status by being listed on a major freight railroad’s intermodal map.
The port has also increased shipments of fresh produce.
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad has added the Quincy port to its national intermodal map, according to a news release. The Quincy facility is on the BNSF’s cross-country Seattle-Chicago mainline.
The 2010 launching of the Cold Train refrigerated intermodal container rail and distribution service, which provides service to Chicago/ Indianapolis and Ohio Valley area markets, proved popular among Northwestern and Midwestern shippers, according to port officials. The service carries several thousand containers of fresh produce and frozen products.

Read the full story here:
[www.thepacker.com]


Also in Washington state, north of Spokane, the Port of Pend Oreille owns and operates the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad (POVA).
[www.povarr.com]

There is no water based shipping anywhere in the area.

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  More good news for UP The Port of Tucson is now undergoing a big expansion Dave Dodds 02-08-2012 - 12:48
  Re:The Port of Tucson ??? George Andrews 02-08-2012 - 17:34
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  Inland ports Ernest H. Robl 02-09-2012 - 05:43
  Re: Inland ports hepkema 02-09-2012 - 12:20
  Re: Re:The Port of Tucson ??? Graham Buxton 02-09-2012 - 05:47
  Re: Re:The Port of Tucson ??? George Andrews 02-09-2012 - 20:21


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