Train finally pulls into the station for Ashcroft Terminal project with official ribbon cutting
ASHCROFT — It’s been a long haul but a ribbon will finally be cut at 11 a.m. May 11 for the Ashcroft Terminal.
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“It’s been an eight-year struggle to get this off the ground,” said Mayor Andy Anderson. “This is something that’s going to help the economy of our region.”
The terminal, which received $5 million in federal funding, is a facility for transloading of cargo, railcar storage and materials handling. It was once thought of as competition for a similar intermodal concept in Kamloops that never got off the ground.
The Ashcroft Terminal serves both CP and CN Rail under a co-production agreement. Up to 57 trains a day go through the site.
“We really have quite an advantage here to serve both railroads and their clients,” said terminal CEO Bob Landucci.
“We can be a facility to prepare more goods and services for export and import in and out of Vancouver, removing some of the congestion from around the port.” In turn, it means less trucks on the road, he said.
The terminal has 320 acres of property and 8,7 km. of track. Anderson said it has recently attracted three new customers.
ArmchairMayor.ca 
If this gets off the ground, the city of Kamloops will probably try to tax it. You know, in return for supplying services and such….
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Pound for pound, rail is the most energy efficient mode of transportation available. The companies are doing this for business objectives, but in so doing, they are contributing to the reduction of green house gases.
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