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Article: Riding the rails: Gulf railcar service reduces cross-border cargo transit times.(FOCUS: RAIL FERRY)
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- November 1, 2007
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Its vessels haul carloads of Corona beer, forest products and chemicals every four days across the Gulf of Mexico.
CG Railway Inc.'s unique rail-ferry operation is selling faster transport times and fewer hassles via an approximately 900-mile ocean highway between Mobile, Ala., and Coatzacoalcos, Mexico.
But much more than suds and boards are riding on the service.
International Shipholding Corp. (ISC) formed the short-line railroad in March 2000 and began service in early 2001 with two single-deck ships to handle the crush of commerce created by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). CGR connects major railways serving the U.S. and ...