MONTREAL — The Montreal Port Authority and Canadian National will work together to develop rail facilities at the port’s new Contrecœur container terminal, the port and railroad have announced.
Along with the private firm that will build and operate the terminal, the railroad and port develop the technical aspects of the intermodal facility. A CN rail line is already in place at the site of the expansion.
“We are pleased to partner on this agreement,” CN CEO Tracy Robinson said in a press release. “Teaming up with the Montreal Port Authority and future partners allows us to design an efficient rail served terminal to provide customers with a high quality, consistent and safe intermodal service on our network. This will help support our long term, sustainable growth.”
Martin Imbleau, CEO of the port authority, said the agreement “will ensure optimal integration of rail-related intermodality for strategic, competitive and enhanced access to key markets such as Ontario and the U.S. Midwest, to the benefit of Port of Montreal user companies and the ultimate client, the consumer.”
The new terminal will be located on CN’s Sorel subdivision, on the opposite shore and several miles downstream from the current terminals on the Montreal island (which are also served by CP; the new Contrecoeur terminal will not)). The Sorel sub. joins the CN main line at Bruno Jct.