Starting with the end of July, North Carolina Ports and CSX will commence a daily, intermodal rail service between Wilmington and Charlotte. This double stacked train, dubbed the Queen City Express, marks the official return of intermodal rail to North Carolina Ports.
The Queen City Express will be one of the fastest and most direct rail services into and out of the Greater Charlotte region from a port in the U.S. Southeast. This regularly scheduled service offers the availability of containers at the Charlotte Intermodal Terminal (CIT) owned by North Carolina Ports. The train also provides connectivity for each and every container service currently calling on the Port of Wilmington.
“The Queen City Express provides premier rail service over competing ports for existing and future container customers in one of the most significant economic centers in the Southeastern United States. In addition, further establishing our inland terminal helps answer the request of many cargo owners asking for improved connectivity to international markets,” said Executive Director, Paul J. Cozza.
In addition to the connection to Charlotte, CSX will also provide future access to a new intermodal rail terminal in Eastern North Carolina – the Carolina Connector (CCX). CCX will serve as a key transportation hub in the Southeast for containerized freight. CCX along with the Queen City Express will lower transport costs for businesses while taking trucks off the road, thus reducing emissions.
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