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Rail News Home BNSF Railway 12/15/2020 Rail News: BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway Co. yesterday awarded its Certified Sites designation to locations in Kansas, Missouri and Texas.To be considered for the designation, the sites must be evaluated for environmental and geotechnical standards, available utilities, site availability and existing and projected infrastructure. Once certified, the sites can offer direct rail service via BNSF.The three new sites feature hundreds of acres ready for industrial development, BNSF officials said in a press release. The sites are located in:
• New Century AirCenter Business Park, New Century, Kansas. The park is adjacent to Interstate 35 with access to other Kansas City region interstates, and consists of 667 acres available for development in Johnson County.
• Wildwood Ranch, Joplin, Missouri. The site is located southeast of U.S. Highway 66 and comprises 503 acres divided into two main areas that extend into Jasper and Newton counties.
• Gateway Industrial Park, Gainesville, Texas. Located near I-35, the park has 126 acres ready for development of rail-served industrial sites.Businesses looking to locate at the Certified Sites could save six to nine months of construction time as a result of the designation, BNSF officials said.