CG Railway’s traffic grew 53% last year thanks to the increased capacity of its new rail ferries, the company said this week.
The short line, a joint venture of Genesee & Wyoming and SEACOR Holdings, floats freight cars across the Gulf of Mexico. The route links the ports of Mobile, Ala., and Coatzacoalcos in Veracruz, Mexico.
The second of the railroad’s two larger, faster ships entered service in March. They can carry 135 cars, up from 115 on the vessels they replaced, and make the 956-mile trip across the gulf in 2.5 days. That’s half the time of the old ships.
CGR will be increasing its number of monthly sailings by roughly 32%, which will further boost capacity, the company says.
Here’s a link to a Google Earth aerial photo of the bi-level loading ramp at Mobile AL: https://www.google.com/maps/place/CG+Railway+Inc/@30.7234767,-88.0452953,194m/data=!3m2!1e3!5s0x889a4fd9c8fc7583:0x1a0dafaaecd5f79d!4m6!3m5!1s0x889a4fd9bbbc2789:0x54de105607735d69!8m2!3d30.6932306!4d-88.0401357!16s%2Fg%2F1tcwxhkp
They are RORO.
Is the ship RORO or do they use cranes to load the cars? Don’t think it’s at it’s working dock in this photo.