Welcome to CN’s Rail Ready Site program.The goal of the program is to create an inventory of large industrial sites along CN’s network that are certified and ready for direct rail service.
Program Benefits:
- Connect rail-served sites with customers in need of property to access the benefits of rail.
- Mitigates risk for the customers
- Increases the probability of the site being short listed for any new project
- Reduces time from site selection to construction
- Aligned with CN operations
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About Austin Consulting's Selection Criteria
This certification is performed by a reputable and experienced third-party industrial site selection team (Austin Consulting) chosen based on the following set of pre-established criteria:
- 60 to 1000 acres site, adjacent to rail line and is serviceable by operations
- Industrial quality road serving the site
- Capable of serving large electric demand
- Natural gas available
- 500,000 gallons water per day
- 300,000 gallons of wastewater per day
- Proper zoning and support of municipality
- Willing landowner