Railex LLC is looking to expand service into the southeastern and central United States

Railex LLC is looking to expand service into the southeastern and central United States. 

Paul Esposito, Railex's Northeast division and corporate logistics vice president, made the announcement March 26 during an Internet-based presentation by the firm, which is a division of Riverhead, NY-based ADS Management. 

"We have plans to expand Railex into the Southeast and into the Central portion of the United States, and ultimately into Texas and to export," Mr. Esposito said. 

Railex currently operates four weekly refrigerated, temperature-controlled unit trains that depart from its West Coast terminals and terminate on the East Coast at its terminal in Schenectady, NY. Two of the trains depart from its Wallula, WA, freight forward distribution terminal, and the remaining two depart from its freight forward distribution terminal in Delano, CA. 

Railex offers guaranteed five-day service from both the Delano and Wallula terminals to Schenectady, which is located just west of Albany, NY. 

Although Railex has "struggled through the economy like other industries have," Mr. Esposito said that the firm still has "some very, very aggressive growth programs. It is our hope and our goal to at least be into the southeastern section of the United States by either late this year or early next year." 

While he did not mention specific cities, Mr. Esposito said that Railex was looking at "getting into southern Georgia or northern Florida." 

He said that Railex is also "currently in negotiations and looking at services into the Central portion of the United States, either in Chicago, St. Louis or Memphis."