UNITY — North West Terminal Ltd. loaded its first train with CP Rail Jan. 30 following the completion of an expansion to the company's rail infrastructure at its Unity location.
As a result of the expansion, NWT has access to both CN's and CP's rail networks with a rail car siding capacity to allow for the shipment of unit trains of up to 150 cars of grain, according to a NWT press release.
Prior to the expansion, NWT was capable of shipping unit trains of grain of up to 104 cars with access to only CN's rail network.
"The board of directors is very pleased to see this first shipment of grain on CP rail," says NWT's president John Leier.
"We believe that access to both of Canada's major railroads is important in terms of remaining competitive in the future and offering local farmers the best access to offshore markets."
