ExpressRail

ExpressRail is rail network supporting intermodal freight transport at the major container terminals of the Port of New York and New Jersey. The development of dockside trackage and railyards for transloading has been overseen by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey which works in partnership with other public and private stakeholders. As of 2014, three ExpressRail terminals were in operation with the construction of a fourth underway.

Various switching and terminal railroads, including the Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CRCX) on the Chemical Coast Secondary connect to the East Coast rail freight network carriers Norfolk Southern (NS) and CSX Transportation (CSX). Overall, the entire Express Rail system handled 433,000 containers in 2012, about 12 percent of the port’s total container volume. In the year period ending October 2014 the total amount of TEUS of Intermodal containers handled at the port included 391,596 rail lifts. Subsequent years have seen further increases in volume.

The Elizabeth Marine Terminal (40°40′54″N 74°09′02″W / 40.68155°N 74.1505°W / 40.68155; -74.1505), located on Newark Bay in Elizabeth, New Jersey has the oldest and largest ExpressRail facility, opened in 2004. Originally started by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) it is now operated and managed by subcontractor Millennium Marine Rail. a joint venture of Maher Terminals and APM Terminals, the major lessees and operators at the container terminal .