Port of Mobile (#1 US Forest Products)
Rail hub · Port of Mobile, AL · Class I service: NS, CN
Largest break bulk forest products port in the United States. Dockside rail facility — direct car-to-vessel transfer. CN is primary rail carrier from the Southeast pine belt. Also serves steel and chemicals. Website: alports.com
Commodities through this hub
- Lumber & Wood Products by rail — Centerbeam flat, 75–95 tons/car
- Paper & Pulp by rail — High-cube boxcar, 70–90 tons/car
- Wood Pellets by rail — Covered hopper, 90–100 tons/car
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This hub is one of 66 plotted on the interactive North American Commodity Flow Map — origins, ports, gateways and border crossings with their serving railroads.
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