This week i talk about CN’s proposed acquisition of Halterm and why its a good fit with what the company is doing on the west coast.

I Suggested that Doubling the number of tracks at Halterm from 4 to 8 would actually allow an entire train to be made up in the terminal. Right now, there are 2000′ of track at Pier 36, and 6000′ parallel to Pier 41/42. If those double tracks were doubled, and the equipment changed from Toplifts to RTG’s then there would be more then enough room to accommodate the increased capacity.

we covered Halifax Area Rail Operations in ShipSpotting 101 as well as how a container terminal works.