Unit trains are up to one mile long and carry only one type of cargo ' at T-6 that would be all autos, or all containers. The third rail lead is crucial to T-6's ability to serve as a gateway for containerized cargo from Asia. The additional rail track will allow unit container trains to bypass the switching operations that take place on the existing rail lines at T-6. The new track will also provide equal access to the terminal for both BNSF Railways and the Union Pacific Railroad and support continued growth of the Port's auto importers.
Portland’s Terminal 6 Intermodal Rail project moves forward
posted by AJOT | Dec 03 2006 at 07:00 PM | Intermodal
Construction has been approved on 1.4 miles of rail track that will improve the Port of Portland Oregon's connection between the Terminal 6 (T-6) intermodal yard and both the Union Pacific and BNSF mainline tracks and help increase intermodal container volumes through T-6. The third rail lead will improve the port's ability to expedite the arrival and departure of unit trains at T-6.