Western Railroad Discussion > Apr. 3 update on KCS Kendleton, TX distribution park

April 3 news from RAILWAY TRACK & STRUCTURES Magazine:
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KCS distribution center may generate 2,000 jobs in Texas

Kansas City Southern plans a large distribution park and rail facility that will bring up to 2,000 jobs and spark economic development in far west Fort Bend County, local newspapers report.

Officials with KCS and CenterPoint Properties, a Chicago developer specializing in transportation and logistics, told a local newspaper the $300 million intermodal center will be on 800 acres north of Kendleton, Texas, on the west side of U.S. 59.

According to Warren K. Erdman, KCS executive vice president, the development will include an intermodal facility and a 636-acre industrial park. The facility can develop more than 7.5 million square feet of industrial warehouse space, which will be used to receive, store and disburse by rail and truck containerized cargo across Texas, other parts of the U.S. and Mexico. Texas currently has only two other such intermodal centers, both located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Construction is set to begin immediately, said Michael M. Mullen, CEO of CenterPoint Properties, and Phase I could be completed as early as May. Officials said the industrial build-out would span 12-15 years, beginning in 2010. It would include more than $16 million in new infrastructure, such as roads, utilities and stormwater management throughout the park.

Goody goody - more ESFR sprinkler heads !

Hey Argyle! Did your company work on that ethanol offloading facility in north Arlington, off the TRE? They got quite a setup if a tank car lights up.

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