# CSX plans $270M Carolina Connector intermodal rail terminal in Rocky Mount

CSX, the state of North Carolina and the Carolinas Gateway Partnership announced the Carolina Connector, a $270M+ intermodal rail terminal in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, expected to create 300 long-term jobs and begin operations in late 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2016-07-01
- Where: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $270.0M
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: Q4 2019
- Status: announced
- Products: intermodal rail terminal services
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [CSX](https://endata.com/companies/26330.md)
- [State of North Carolina](https://endata.com/companies/26331.md) (partner)
- [Carolinas Gateway Partnership](https://endata.com/companies/26332.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [materialhandling247.com](https://www.materialhandling247.com/article/carolina_connector_intermodal_rail_terminal/csx), 2017-08-17: "The Carolina Connector is a $270M+ critical infrastructure project will serve as a major transportation hub in the Southeast, and a catalyst for substantial economic growth throughout the state of North Carolina."

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