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Just two years from the opening of the $175 million site in Henry Township, CSX officials plan to spend another $42 million on an expansion. Tuesday morning, CSX officials held a conference call with the Wood County Commissioners to explain their plans and seek county support for a federal grant to pay for half the project.
"We always anticipated expansion," said Rusty Orben, director of public affairs for CSX Transportation.
"We've filled the capacity a little bit faster than we thought," said Carl Warren, director of strategic infrastructure for CSX.
The 500-acre site currently employs nearly 300 people, and handles more than 30 trains a day, with an annual capacity of 2 million containers.
The proposed expansion will fit in the existing 500 acres, and will require more employees, though it is not known how many more, according to Duke Acor, the rail hub manager.3
The expansion will extend the processing area 2,300 feet to the west, and require the installation of two additional cranes. The five existing cranes are 100-feet high and span 306 feet, covering all eight tracks underneath them.