Railex
This 200,000 square foot refrigerated warehouse provides cross- dock transshipment from trucks to a dedicated rail line, which brings Washington produce directly to East Coast markets. A similar facility was recently completed in California. This unique concept is now opening new markets for new sources of produce from the West Coast and from South Africa.
The facility with attached office is built over a railroad spur, allowing temperature-controlled train cars to pull through the building, loading shipments in temperature-controlled bays.
When Railex of Riverhead, New York, was looking for a design | build company capable of building the western terminal for their company, they were referred to Fisher. With Fisher’s design | build team they found the ingenuity and experience needed to design and construct this innovative project.
TOUGH ENOUGH TO HANDLE A TRAIN
building straddles a rail spur to keep product temperature consistent
Operating hub facilities linking the agricultural areas of the Pacific Northwest, California’s Central Valley with the highly populated Eastern seaboard, Railex offers a new approach to produce distribution. The cross-country system is a cost-effective solution, bringing farm products to markets over 2,500 miles away.
The state-of-the-art 200,000 sq. ft. refrigerated facility with attached office is built over a railroad spur, allowing temperature-controlled train cars to pull through the building, loading shipments in temperature-controlled bays. Product is delivered to the facility by truck, off-loaded via one of the 37 loading docks feeding into the facility.
Through enhanced logistics and inventory control, the company is able to guarantee five day coast-to-coast delivery. Customers have an added benefit of receiving carbon credits for using fuel-saving transportation to send their goods to market.
source:http://www.railexusa.com
Location
Wallula, Washington
Surface Area
200,000 sq. ft.
