After crossing the Cascade Mountains, the Seattle-Chicago train can pick up another 15 rail cars in Quincy to carry Washington produce to Chicago. A new direct rail service between central Washington and Chicago gives tree fruit shippers a transportation option that is more efficient, less expensive, and greener than trucking, says Charlie Pomianek, manager of the Wenatchee Valley Traffic Association. Rail Logistics, LC, of Overland Park, Kansas, began the door-to-door service in April. It is intermodal, which means that once the produce has been loaded into the refrigerated container at the warehouse, it is not rehandled until it reaches the […]