WC Chicago Gateway Optimization ("ChicaGO")
- Appropriately expand boxcar fleet to meet demand; increase fleet capacity through asset utilization discipline, velocity and balanced freight lanes.
- Identify and create reliable bases for consistent, long-term freight commitment and for investment in modal-shift and growth on WC lines.
- Balance first/last mile operations between WC origins/destinations and a distribution-transfer center or centers in the Chicago market area, using
dedicated boxcars to maximize turns. - Optimize WC rail through and to/from connections at the Chicago gateway.