DOING BUSINESS WITH REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Freight Rail Handbook OUR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IS HERE TO MAKE YOUR USE OF RAIL AS SEAMLESS AS POSSIBLE, AND WHILE EVERY SITUATION IS DIFFERENT, THE GENERAL OUTLINE BELOW WILL HELP GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS. To give you a better idea of where you should begin, we’ll explain two rail service options offered by CSX: 1) You can design and build your own rail site from the ground up OR 2) You can begin service at a pre-existing rail-served location, either on the CSX network or with one of our short line rail partners. The most important factor is to involve CSX Regional Development very early in your site selection process. Establishing your own rail-served location Evaluation is key – Is your site rail-ready? Here are some questions we’ll answer together: 1. Where do you envision your site? 2. Does your intended project fit within our system’s current traffic? 3. What are the origin, destination, product and volume involved in your shipping plan? Don’t know where to start? CSX offers several options for starting new rail service. You can either identify a location that is available for new rail service, including our CSX-certified sites, or a previously existing rail-served location that might be available. Or you can start service on one of our transloading locations, a location identified by our warehouse group, or even on a leased track. Before you choose which site is right for you, our department can help you pinpoint the exact location that will best fulfill your needs.