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Freight <br />The freight transportation <br />system plays a critical role in <br />supporting the region's economic <br />status, competitiveness, and <br />quality of life, allowing it to stand <br />out as an important business <br />and transportation hub. Figure <br />14 provides the locations of <br />trucking freight facilities within <br />Anoka County, as well as the type <br />of facility. The freight system is <br />composed of two modes, the <br />region's principal arterial highway <br />system and two BNSF Railway <br />lines. BNS=F is a Class I railroad, <br />the category for railroads with <br />over one million dollars in annual <br />operating revenue. <br />Rail and Intermodal <br />BNSF Northtown Ya •- y (Source: Wikipedia) <br />The BNSF mainline on which Amtrak and Northstar commuter rail service operates is an <br />east -west route connecting the major Midwest transportation hub in Chicago with the <br />Port of Seattle and the Pacific Rim. The rail segment within the county includes ajunction <br />with the northern (Cambridge) BNSF line. This line provides a direct rail linkage between <br />the Twin Cities and the Port of Duluth. The Staples subdivision averages about 44 trains <br />per day (including about six passenger trains) and the Hinckley subdivision averages about <br />14 trains per day total (BNSF, 2017). <br />A major intermodal freight corridor has evolved along U.S. Highway 10 in the county. This <br />corridor includes clusters of industrial development including the Anoka Enterprise Park <br />and other manufacturing facilities in Anoka, and a concentration of light industrial uses <br />in Ramsey. A major distribution center and trucking terminal anchors the central portion <br />of the corridor. The large concentration of warehousing, manufacturing, and distribution <br />facilities in Fridley forms the southern portion of the freight corridor. The BNSF Northtown <br />Yard is a large rail switching yard located near CSAH 1 (East River Road) and 42nd Avenue <br />in Fridley. Shoreham Yard, owned by Canadian Pacific Railway, is a major train, trucking and <br />bulk -distribution site extending from Central to University Avenues NE and 27th Avenue <br />NE up to St. Anthony Parkway in Northeast Minneapolis. <br />h\IVL/N i:vuivl 1 Lii4U I R,vlVOYLJ TION PLAN UPDATE CHAPTER 3 - EXISTING CONDITIONS <br />45 <br />