Page 41 - Port of Baltimore Magazine Oct/Sept 2013
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STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY
KATHY BERGREN SMITH
September/October 2013
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The Port of Baltimore
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The CNX Marine Terminal, owned
and operated by CONSOL Energy, is the
largest exporter of any cargo in the Port
of Baltimore, in 2012 topping 12 million
tons. Based in Pittsburgh, Pa., CONSOL
Energy is the largest producer of coal
east of the Mississippi River. The CNX
Marine Terminal is the only coal terminal
on the U.S. East Coast served by two
railroads, Norfolk Southern and CSX.
A recently completed expansion of
rail access at the Canton facility has
increased efficiency and capacity at a
terminal that is setting records for coal
exports.
“This is a very exciting time to be
working here,” said Patrick Mangin, who
was recently named Terminal Director at
the 700-acre facility, which employs 75
CONSOL Energy workers and about 25
contractors in specialized trades.
The rail expansion resulted in the
addition of a fourth outbound track to
the terminal to balance the four inbound
tracks. The railroads made far-reaching
adjustments in order to accommodate
the increased traffic as coal exports have
grown in recent years. Norfolk Southern
has invested millions of dollars in lighter-
weight rail cars to carry more coal to
the piers. A sophisticated inventory
tracking system can now save workers
from checking each car as it arrives in
Baltimore to identify its contents.
All of this is to support a global
demand for the coals that CONSOL
Energy’s long-wall mines produce,
deliver, blend and load onto ships bound
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