A Message from Eyal Shapira
Dear Friends,
In this unprecedented time in our nation’s history, my thoughts are with you, your family, my employees, and all the people on the front lines of this pandemic, working to keep us safe. At Rail Enterprise Group we realize the tremendous responsibility the railroad industry has in keeping our nation’s supply chain moving during this crisis. We are making every effort to ensure that needed supplies and shipments routed to warehouses, cross docks, or transloads on our railroad will be delivered promptly.
We are also anticipating the day when this crisis will have waned, and our economy will be working its way back to the same strong level it was only weeks ago. To that end we are continuing with our efforts to expand and enhance our system and services, beginning with the long-term lease of the rail lines surrounding the Raritan Center Business Park from Conrail Shared Assets. The lease of these lines has been one of our primary goals for many years and will allow the Raritan Central to completely tie Heller Park into our existing rail and logistics operations. You can read more about it in the article to the right. The service enhancements also extend to our operations in Chambersburg, Milan, and Middletown, with 2020 bringing new warehouses available for lease, transloads and tracks undergoing upgrading, and new 3PL providers added every month.
As we continue into 2020, I remain optimistic about the future and that we will weather this storm. I want you to know that the Rail Enterprise Group will always be there, ready to help serve our customers no matter what their needs may be. My wish is that you all remain safe, and I look forward speaking to you in our next issue.
Sincerely,
Eyal Shapira, President
Rail Enterprise Group is pleased to announce that the Raritan Central Railroad recently entered into a long-term lease of the rail lines adjacent to the Raritan Center Business Park from Conrail Shared Assets (CSX and NS). These lines total approximately seven miles in length and service Metuchen Yard, Heller Park, our existing operations in the Raritan Center Business Park, and industries on the Raritan River waterfront in Woodbridge. The lease is the culmination of many years of hard work by both railroads and brings to the lines the service advantages of a short line railroad as a “last mile” logistics provider while keeping the strength and support of two Class One connections. Rail Enterprise Group looks forward to starting a campaign to revive and expand rail service on the new lines using the same proven approach that we have employed at our operations in Raritan Center.
The Rail Enterprise Group is especially excited about the rail logistics opportunities available at Heller Park where there are multiple food and paper grade buildings with existing sidings ready for rehabilitation and use. Because of the new lease we will now be able to directly serve the park on a daily basis and offer businesses utilizing rail services (cross dock / warehouse / transloading) the same level of personalized daily switching and logistics support available to our Raritan Center customers. Marketing and investment in our Heller Park operations will begin almost immediately and will focus on improving service to existing customers while attracting new customers.
The lease will also allow us to improve rail service over all the lines, from Metuchen Yard through Raritan Center and down to the Raritan River waterfront area in Woodbridge/Perth Amboy.
No matter where they are located on our new system of lines, shippers will still benefit from the advantages of having two Class 1 connections, NS and CSX, and access to multiple highways and the Port of New York & New Jersey only 15 miles away. For more information on our new expansion, call or e-mail Eyal Shapira: 617-388-3446 • eyal@railenterprisegroup.com