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With a solid ownership structure and reputation under its belt, Conrail is experiencing tremendous growth in waste and intermodal transport. Brian sheds light on the factors driving this growth.“ In the Northeast, our landfills are expected to be capped out within the next five years. Currently, most of the landfills are serviced by truck-based waste management systems, though waste companies in the Northeast and across the US are seeking alternative methods to move this waste. Given that the Northeast is the largest consumer market and waste producer in the US, the close-to-capacity landfills require shippers to find new waste disposal options. As trucking waste to landfills is no longer a viable option, the industry is now turning towards rail operations to transport waste to newly established landfills in Ohio and Alabama. As a result, our company is expecting a tremendous amount of growth in waste transportation in the coming years.
“ Moreover, we are poised to grow further in the intermodal sector. The New York market is a key hub with one of the largest ocean freight ports in the US, which attracts a substantial influx of containers from various global markets like South America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. The presence of major offices in New York also contributes to this growth. Furthermore, the proliferation of distribution centers, not only in New York and New Jersey but also in locations like Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, has encouraged a strategic focus on servicing these expanding markets,” Brian enlightens.
While operations and expansion are on the upswing at Conrail, the challenge of employee retention persists in the transportation industry, especially as the world continues to recover from the
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