CSX on March 16 reported that 21 rail-served properties across 10 states have received its “Select Site” program designation, bringing the total to 80.
“CSX worked with more than 30 communities to gather information and identify top candidates for the CSX Select Site program, which connects expanding companies with highly desirable rail-served properties,” the Class I said. “Of the more than 1,110 sites served by CSX, only 6% are designated as a CSX Select Site.”
Each of the 21 new properties, it noted, earned a gold, silver, or bronze rating based on an evaluation of a range of characteristics—from rail access and zoning to utilities and more.
The newly added CSX Select Sites are:
Gold Level
- I-80 Logistics Park – Minooka, Ill.
Silver Level
- Fort Meade Rail Ready Industrial – Fort Meade, Fla.
- First Florida Tradeport – Wildwood, Fla.
- Wiley Connell Site One – Crawfordsville, Ind.
- Enterprise Industrial Park – Defiance, Ohio
- Franklin Logistics & Development – Letterkenny 29 – Chambersburg, Pa.
- Hwy 321 Greenfield Rail Site – Gaston, S.C.
- Southbound Road Greenfield Rail Site – Gaston, S.C.
- Stonecrest Farm Rail Site – Greenwood, S.C.
- Gibbs Rail Site – Sumter, S.C.
- Enterprise Center at VA Port Logistics Park – Suffolk, Va.
Bronze Level
- Pioneer Park – Dade City, Fla.
- Georgia Breakbulk Logistics Park – Brunswick, Ga.
- Kingsbury Industrial Complex – La Porte, Ind.
- Washington CSX Industrial Rail Site – Washington, Ind.
- Massachusetts Life Sciences Logistic Park and Transloading Facility – Bellingham, Mass.
- CSX-Owned East Brookfield MA Site – East Brookfield, Mass.
- Mshiké Industrial Complex – Holland, Mich.
- Kileville Site – Dublin, Ohio
- Dan Rogers Site – Dillon, S.C.
- Willoughby Site – Marion, S.C.
“Each CSX Select Site highlights the power of preparation and partnership,” CSX Senior Director of Industrial Development Kellen Riley said. “These sites give manufacturers confidence to move forward while helping communities translate readiness into real economic growth and job creation.”
Commented Jake Weir, Senior Director of Industrial Development at R.J. Corman, whose 219-acre Willoughby Site earned bronze status: “A site of this caliber doesn’t just show up on the market overnight. It requires significant time, often years, and commitment from key stakeholders to get it to a position where it can be effectively marketed to potential rail users. This Bronze Select Site designation from CSX is an acknowledgment of all the work that has been put into this property by the entire team, and the value that short line partners, such as R.J. Corman, bring to the table for Class I railroads like CSX. We sincerely appreciate everyone who has played a role in this process and CSX’s willingness to include this property in their Select Site Program this year. We’re excited to see what the future holds for this incredible property as we continue our site preparation initiatives.”
According to CSX, since the last round of candidate site designations in April 2025, Owens Corning announced a “major investment” at South Industrial Park, a Silver CSX Select Site in Prattville, Ala. The project, it said, will create 100 “skilled manufacturing jobs and strengthen Prattville’s local economy while further expanding CSX’s industrial footprint across the region.”
Separately, earlier this month BNSF broke ground on its sixth Logistics Center, and Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Norfolk Southern announced the certification of more industrial development sites along their lines.
