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	Home The company Our system For businesses Industrial development Links Contact us Photos			Industrial sites are available for development. Read about them here. Commercial links Read about our work with Mountaire Farms and the Industrial Rail Access Program here. Link up to a nationwide rail network Tap the resources of Norfolk Southern and CSX World-class transportation from a regional railroad Find your plant a home along our railroad Link up to a nationwide rail network Now you can bring the economic advantages of cost-effective rail transportation to your world class logistics program. The Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway, your local rail carrier, can work closely with you to develop a shipping program that meets your needs precisely. We'll help you evaluate the cost impact of varying transportation strategies; get your shipments out over one of our connecting Class I railroads; aid you in putting together multi-railroad and multi-modeal moves on a single bill of lading; help you upgrade your doking facilities or find a new plant site. We can even help you find warehouse space nearby or at your cargo's destination. You'll like our partnership approach, our friendly, personalized service, and our low cost. When you work with the Aberdeen Carolina & Western, you're working with dedicated transportation professionals. Give us a call and find out how easy shipping by rail can be! Tap the resources of Norfolk Southern and CSX The Aberdeen Carolina & Western connects with Norfolk Southern at Charlotte and with CSX at Aberdeen (see map). This is good news for shippers: The Class I connection reaches the Western carriers for direct access to the Pacific Rim countries and a truly worldwide transportation network. Because you have your choice of connecting Class I railroads, you have your choice of a number of transportation service alternatives at competitive rates. Both Norfolk Southern and CSX offer sophisitcated transportation services, such as pricing models and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) services that let you track your shipments quickly and precisely. The Aberdeen Carolina & Western's partnership with these two Class I railroads keeps your shipments on the fast track to efficient delivery. World-class transportation from a regional railroad The traffic base on the Aberdeen Carolina & Western more than doubled in its first two years of operation, and the railroad continues both to expand its shipper base and to win increased shipments from current customers. This growth is testimony to the professionalism, reliability, and cost-effective service of the railroad, a combination of the southern end of the Norfolk Southern's Raleigh-to-Charlotte main line and a smaller independent line connecting with CSX Transportation Company's Raleigh-to-Savannah main line at Aberdeen. Our marketing department can give you a competitive edge through the creative application of computer models and the use of contract rates to fine-tune freight movements to your requirements. Physically, the line is in excellent shape, the result of recent a multi-million dollar plant improvment program on the the Charlotte-to-Gulf line and a $2 million improvement program for the Star-to-Aberdeen line. Find your plant a home along our railroad If you need rail transportation to move raw materials of finished goods effectively; or if you can benefit from combining the efficiencies of long-haul rail and short-haul truck, consider locating your new facility along the Aberdeen Carolina & Western lines. In addition to providing access to Class I railroads, the Aberdeen Carolina & Western works closely with county economic development councils (see our links) to help identify plant sites best suited to the user's application and assure support services such as access to highways and utilities. For more information, read about available industrial development sites here. A plant site along the Aberdeen Carolina & Western lines puts you less than a hour's drive from either Charlotte or Raleigh, and their airports, within easy driving distance of the ocean or the Blue Ridge Mountains, and in touch with a pool of qualified semi-skilled, skilled, and technical workers to staff your new facility. Pay us a call -- and see how hospitable our part of North Carolina can be!