August 14, 2008

Schenectady Chamber names business award honorees

The Chamber of Schenectady County will honor eight organizations and individuals at its 20th Annual Business Awards Dinner on Tuesday, October 21 to be held at Glen Sanders Mansion in Scotia.

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August 11, 2008

Railex stays on track for expanded service

Rotterdam distribution center to see more West Coast train traffic

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June 23, 2008

Railex vows five-day transit for N.Y.-bound grapes

Producers of California table grapes and other commodities will have a new, possibly cheaper way to get their product to the East Coast when Riverhead, N.Y.-based Railex LLC launches refrigerated rail service to Rotterdam, N.Y., in the fall.

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June 23, 2008

Truck rates flirt with $10,000 mark

Truck rates from west to east are currently between $8,000 and $9,000, and it is possible that the peak of the season in July and August may bring a five- figure rate for the first time in history.

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RAILEX is a NEW, INNOVATIVE distribution platform designed to enhance logistics, distribution, consumer demands and inventory control.

The Railex platform features two refrigerated, mega-transload distribution centers; one in Wallula, Washington, the other in Rotterdam, New York. Between these two coast to coast distribution centers runs a scheduled weekly five (5) day service 55 car refrigerated unit train, with the capacity to transport the equivalent of 220 trucks of refrigerated merchandise each and every week, both ways! The train consists of all new 64-foot series cars with fresh air exchange, GPS tracking and temperature control. Railex incorporates the latest technologies with its own infrastructure and private non-stop rail service to ensure the same scheduled departure day and time every week, 52 weeks a year. Five (5) day coast-to-coast delivery is GUARANTEED!

Railex was CREATED to LINK the NEEDS of growers, shippers, and manufacturers with retail and foodservice distribution. Read more...