New Customers

Would you like to ship your product by rail? Let us help you find a warehouse that meets your needs. 

To start shipping your product on rail, you should:

  • Refer to the New to CSX or Rail information
  • Determine which warehouse(s) can handle your product at origin/destination. Locate a Warehouse
  • Contact the warehouse for a price quote. 

    What you need to know before calling a warehouse to secure a price quote:
    • What are you shipping?
    • When is the anticipated start/end date?
    • How many rail cars do you plan to ship each month/year?
    • What are the dimensions of your product (length, width and height)?
    • What is the per unit weight of your product?
    • Will on-site storage be required?
    • Will the warehouse need to provide you any value-added services?
    • Will you need to hire a trucking company to provide transportation services between the warehouse and the origin/destination?

Most warehouses offer the following services:

  • Cross docking and handling
  • On-site storage

Many rail-served warehouses also provide value-added services, such as:

  • Trucking
  • Wrapping and repalletizing
  • Stripping/stuffing containers
  • Inventory tracking systems (i.e., bar coding technology)
  • System integration through EDI data transfers