Rutherford Intermodal Yard is a large

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located in Swatara Township,

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, just east of

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History

The yard was formerly operated by the

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and later

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. Ownership was transferred from Conrail to the

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in 1999. In the summer of 2000, Norfolk Southern retrofitted the yard for $31 million, its first major investment in the Harrisburg area. Large cargo containers are transferred at the yard from flatbed truck trailers to flatbed rail cars, or vice versa.Harrisburg's historic Enola Yard is railroad hub
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, press release. Retrieved February 25, 2010. The Rutherford facility has 10 classification tracks, two loading/unloading tracks, two overhead cranes, and parking space for 600 trailers.NS opens intermodal hub at Harrisburg - Norfolk Southern
retrieved February 25, 2010.

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Norfolk Southern Railway facilities
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