The Carolina Connector intermodal rail terminal in Rocky Mount, NC will shift freight transportation from trucks to more environmentally friendly trains, reducing CO2 emissions and truck traffic. By eliminating over 16 million truck miles annually in NC, the terminal cuts 655,000 tons of CO2 emissions while using quiet cranes and directed lighting to minimize impacts on the local community. As the largest intermodal facility in the state, the Carolina Connector provides economic and environmental benefits for Rocky Mount and NC with a minimal footprint, following the sustainable model of CSX's award-winning Ohio terminal.

1. The Carolina Connector: It’s what N.C. needs
Suggested outlet: Rocky Mount Telegram
By Rich Worsinger, Energy Resources Director for Rocky Mount Public Utilities
From the Annual Riverkeeper Cup Cleanup Challenge to planting trees on Arbor Day, Rocky
Mount has always been home to an environmentally conscious community. As energy
resources director for Rocky Mount Public Utilities, I have overseen operations to provide
electricity and natural gas to more than 40,000 customers in the area since 2001, and I care
deeply for the local environment. When I heard of CSX’s decision to build its intermodal rail
terminal here in Rocky Mount, I immediately saw it as an incredible opportunity to partner with
a company with an excellent record in environmental stewardship and sustainability and create
much-needed jobs.
The construction of the Carolina Connector (CCX) intermodal rail terminal will bring about the
future of transportation in North Carolina, a future that is efficient, effective and
environmentally conscious. Moving freight by rail is the greenest form of land transportation;
trains can move one ton of freight nearly 450 miles on just one gallon of fuel, and one
Intermodal train can carry the load of 280 trucks.
By shifting freight from trucks to trains, the rail terminal will eliminate more than 16 million
truck miles from North Carolina roads each year and reduce CO2emissions by 655,000 tons in
the state. Within the terminal, the use of near-silent cranes significantly reduces noise
pollution, while directional lighting (similar to lights at a baseball stadium) minimizes light
outside the facility. These safeguards help mitigate the terminal’s impact on the local
community and illustrate CSX’s commitment to the environment and to the residents of Rocky
Mount.
CSX is widely recognized for environmentally responsible operations. The company has received
numerous awards for environmental excellence including an award from the Ohio EPA at its

2. Northwest Ohio intermodal terminal, which CCX will be modeled after. The Carolina Connector
will provide wide-scale environmental benefits to the entire state, all with a minimal footprint
in Rocky Mount.
With such promising economic prospects locally and state-wide and significant reductions in
highway congestion and CO2emissions, the Carolina Connector is a key component to North
Carolina’s and Rocky Mount’s success environmentally, as well as economically.
Richard (Rich) Worsinger has served as the Energy Resources Director for the City of Rocky
Mount since 2001 and is a Chairman of the American Public Gas Association’s Board of
Directors.