Canadian National Brampton intermodal terminal

Mark Hallman, Director Communications, Media

CN Rail’s Brampton Intermodal Terminal (BIT) is the largest on the company’s North American rail network. In 2007, BIT handled approximately 660,000 intermodal units. Strategically located in Brampton, Ontario, BIT is CN’s intermodal hub for the Greater Toronto Area and Southwestern Ontario, operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. BIT transfers between CN train and truck (both independent and CN managed) containers (import and domestic) or highway trailers arriving from or destined to: key ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Halifax and Montréal; major centres in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario and the Western provinces, and key cities in the U.S. along CN’s network, including Chicago, Memphis, Tennessee, and New Orleans.

CN recently invested $12 million to increase container-handling capacity by one-quarter at the Brampton Intermodal Terminal. Investment in the Continental Gateway will help the flow of traffic and make CN even more competitive in moving both Canadian and international goods to markets in the U.S.