Release Date: 11/12/2008
INDIANAPOLIS – A record crowd at the Indiana Logistics Summit got an inside scoop about the new intermodal rail
service from thriving West Coast ports to Indiana that could be the start of something big for Indiana. While
this service is starting small, officials at the summit announced plans to bring together central Indiana shippers
to determine if enough intermodal volume exists here to establish a dedicated train that could lower costs and
shipping times significantly. A new partnership between the CSX and Union Pacific railroads has opened a route
from Los Angeles and Oakland, Calif., to the CSX intermodal facility in Avon, Ind. CSX announced the
five-day-a-week service on Sept. 15 and the first West Coast containers arrived Sept. 29. Shippers can get more
information about the service at www.indianalogistics.com/intermodal.
More than 300 people attended the sixth annual Indiana Logistics Summit which featured about 30 top logistics
experts from around the country. Sponsors for the summit included: Indiana Economic Development Corp., Vincennes
University, AllPoints, Duke Realty Corp., Browning Investments, CGB Enterprises, Consolidated Terminals & Logistics
Co., Ginovus, Northwest Indiana Forum, National City, UPS, Securitas, Information Systems Experts, Duke Energy,
Redcats USA, Thomas P. Miller and Associates, Federal Marine Terminals, Catalyst Software Solutions, Indiana Rail
Road Co. and Ice Miller.
For more information about the summit and see presentations from the Nov. 12 event, visit www.indianalogistics.com.
Media contact: Jody Peacock at (317) 233-6225 or jpeacock@portsofindiana.com
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