CenterPoint Intermodal Center

CenterPoint Intermodal Center is an intermodal freight terminal located in Elwood, Illinois. It is the largest inland port in North America.[1]

The Intermodal Center includes a 785-acre Union Pacific Railroad complex just south of Joliet and a 770-acre BNSF Railway complex further to the southwest.[2] The facility's location was formerly part of the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant. Construction of the Intermodal Center began as part of the Joliet Arsenal redevelopment effort after 2000.[3] The village of Elwood supported this with $150 million of TIF funding.[4]

  1. ^ "Governor Quinn Breaks Ground on New Shipping Facility in Joliet Intermodal Park". Illinois.gov. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ^ "The Mullen Presentation" (PDF). Northwestern University Transportation Center. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. ^ "About JADA". Jada.org. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. ^ Reiher, Nick (7 February 2013). "Elwood sues CenterPoint over TIF dollars for intermodal". Bugle Newspapers. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2015.