Seattle Harbor Rail Network
Two Class 1 railroads serve the Puget Sound region: the BNSF Railway (formerly Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad) and the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR). The Port of Seattle is one of the nation’s largest container ports and a critical US international trade gateway. It’s the 4th largest distribution center network in the U.S. and one of fastest rail transport routes to Chicago of any West Coast port.
The UPRR mainline terminates at Argo Yard in the southeast portion of the Duwamish industrial area. The yard is made up of multiple storage and loading tracks. Trackage rights allow for UPRR operations over BNSF owned track connecting to the Port’s T5 and Terminal 18.
In the Seattle Industrial District, the north-south BNSF track connects to the north end of Argo Yard at the Coach wye5. The west leg of the wye skirts the north end of Argo Yard and turns north into the Seattle International Gateway (SIG) Intermodal Facility. The SIG has multiple storage and loading tracks that serve off-terminal containerized train traffic from the Port and other local customers.
Source: Seattle Department of Transportation study-funds application
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