Rail & Water
Rail
Norfolk-Southern Elkhart Yard is the largest freight
classification yard east of the Mississippi, serving northern and
central Indiana. Also serving as the Midwest’s rail gateway for
westbound freight shipments from the East through Chicago. Services:
reciprocal switching, truck-trailers (piggyback), intermodal containers,
auto terminal.
425
employees work out of Elkhart Terminal
110 through trains per day
23 inbound trains that will be classified per day
23 outbound trains per day
4 local originate out or Elkhart Yard per day
72 classification tracks
15 receiving tracks
13 forwarding tracks
11 local tracks
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Dayne Tate, Industrial Development Manager
317-580-0364
CSX Transportation
Jeffrey Wagoner, Manager of Regional Development
630-904-1493
Elkhart & Western
Shane Cullen, General Manager
309-697-1400
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Water
Port of Indiana – Burns Harbor
Located 30 miles east of Chicago on Lake Michigan, one of the largest
inland harbors in the Midwestern markets and the Gulf of Mexico through
the Inland Waterway System and direct access to the Atlantic Ocean via
the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Port of Indiana – Burns Harbor services heavy
industry, light manufacturing and warehousing businesses with tenant
services including tug, barge fleeting, railroad switching, waste
disposal/sanitation, security and fire protection.
Port of Indiana
219-787-8636
http://www.portsofindiana.com
Saint Joseph/Benton Harbor, Michigan
Located northwest of Elkhart County on Lake Michigan, the deep draft
port has a project depth of 21 feet. Maintained by the Army Corps of
Engineers it accommodates various vessels including barges and ships
over 600 feet long. Cargo primarily consists of bulk commodities such as
limestone, gravel, aggregate for cement making, sand and road salt.
Central Dock Company
John Kinney, 269-927-9630
Dock 63
Pete Berghoff, 269-983-5556
LaFarge Cement Group
Rick Moore, 800-448-4004
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