{"id":4503,"date":"2014-04-10T11:11:04","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T16:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midamericafreight.org\/?page_id=4503"},"modified":"2018-10-17T16:02:47","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T16:02:47","slug":"ns-chicago-calumet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/midamericafreight.org\/index.php\/rfs\/network-inventory\/rail\/intermodal-facilities\/ns-chicago-calumet\/","title":{"rendered":"NS Chicago\u2014Calumet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gate Entrance: 2040 East 106th Street, Chicago, IL 60617 |\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/RBFV8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Map<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nscorp.com\/content\/nscorp\/en\/ship-with-norfolk-southern\/shipping-options\/intermodal\/terminals-and-schedules\/chicago-ill-calumet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> | Interstate Access: I-94 | MAFC Corridors: <a href=\"http:\/\/midamericafreight.org\/index.php\/rfs\/network-inventory\/corridors\/profiles-2\/i-57\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I-57<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/midamericafreight.org\/index.php\/rfs\/network-inventory\/corridors\/profiles-2\/i-90\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I-90<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/midamericafreight.org\/index.php\/rfs\/network-inventory\/corridors\/profiles-2\/i-94\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I-94<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Norfolk Southern\u2019s (NS) Calumet Intermodal Terminal (CAL) is a small terminal located in Calumet, IL near the Lake Calumet waterway. This terminal is one of four NS intermodal terminals in Chicago. The others are NS Chicago (Landers Yard), 47th\u00a0Street, and 63rd\u00a0Street. It is sited near I-94 and within the I-90 and I-57 corridors.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/gis.dot.illinois.gov\/gist2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Illinois DOT<\/a>, the NS Nickel Plate Main Line (Chicago District) runs through the terminal and there is trackage that runs to the Port of Chicago docks on the Lake Calumet waterway. NS\u2019s Triple Crown Service that uses RoadRailers<strong>\u00ae <\/strong>is available at this location.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/access-ns-calumet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4886\" title=\"access-ns-calumet\" src=\"http:\/\/midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/access-ns-calumet.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"698\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Intermodal Connectors<\/h2>\n<p>NS Calumet Intermodal Terminal can be accessed via I-94 and I-90 through a series of National Highway System (NHS) designated roads and intermodal connectors classified as \u201cmajor port facility.\u201d The intermodal connectors that access the facility are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>103rd\u00a0Street<\/li>\n<li>106th\u00a0Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Intermodal Lanes<\/h2>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nscorp.com\/content\/nscorp\/en\/ship-with-norfolk-southern\/shipping-options\/intermodal\/terminals-and-schedules\/chicago-ill-calumet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Norfolk Southern<\/a>, the following services originate at Calumet:<\/p>\n<h3>TOFC\/COFC<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Greensboro, NC: Merritt Drive (MRT)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>COFC<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Charlotte, NC: Tyron Street (BRW)<\/li>\n<li>New York Metro: Elizabeth Marine Terminal, NJ\u2028(EMT)<\/li>\n<li>New York Metro: NY: E-Rail (ERL)<\/li>\n<li>New York Metro: NY Container Terminal (NYC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Services terminating at Calumet originate at the following terminals:<\/p>\n<h3>TOFC\/COFC<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Greensboro, NC: Merritt Drive (MRT)<\/li>\n<li>New York Metro: NY Container Terminal (NYC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>COFC<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg (HBG)<\/li>\n<li>Philadelphia, PA: Morrisville Intermodal Terminal (MRV)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Lift Counts<\/h2>\n<p>Data reported by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmap.illinois.gov\/freight-snapshot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning<\/a>. Counts are listed by year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2012: 47,993<\/li>\n<li>2011: 40,513<\/li>\n<li>2010: 33,257<\/li>\n<li>2009: 23,074<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Warehousing and Distribution<\/h2>\n<p>The following map shows the locations of other freight industry traffic generators in the vicinity of the NS Calumet facility. Norfolk Southern has a \u201cMixing Center\u201d on Torrence Avenue where automobiles are unloaded, sorted, and reloaded according to a common destination. The automotive distribution facility is outside the map extent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/warehouse-ns-calumet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4887\" title=\"warehouse-ns-calumet\" src=\"http:\/\/midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/warehouse-ns-calumet.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"698\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gate Entrance: 2040 East 106th Street, Chicago, IL 60617 |\u00a0Google Map |\u00a0Website | Interstate Access: I-94 | MAFC Corridors: I-57, I-90, I-94 Norfolk Southern\u2019s (NS) Calumet Intermodal Terminal (CAL) is a small terminal located in Calumet, IL near the Lake Calumet waterway. This terminal is one of four NS intermodal terminals in Chicago. 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