Diverting freight from trucks is a big part of Union Pacific Railroad's intermodal strategy. If a $400 million investment in a southern New Mexico facility pays off in the near term, the Class I might add a million or so truck conversions to its "win" column. On May 28, UP opened an intermodal facility in Santa Teresa, which was completed a year earlier than projected and became semi-operational in April. Built on a 2,200-acre site that's 11.5 miles long and one mile wide, the facility features an intermodal ramp with an annual lift capacity of 225,000 units, a locomotive fueling facility, 1,266 container and trailer parking stalls, and eight automated gates.
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