Editing Mechanicville, New York (section)

===Rail yard===
In January 2012, a new [[Intermodal freight transport|intermodal]] and automotive terminal opened on the site of a former [[Boston and Maine]] rail yard. The new rail yard was built by [[Pan Am Southern]], a joint venture between [[Pan Am Railways]] and [[Norfolk Southern]].<ref>[http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Rail-yard-too-noisy-for-neighbors-3372116.php Rail yard too noisy for neighbors], TimesUnion.com, February 29, 2012.</ref>

The $40 million facility Is also used for ''filet-toupee'' operations, converting [[Double-stack rail transport|double stack]] container trains from the west to single stack by removing the top layer of containers. This allows the rest of the train to proceed east along track that lacks double stack clearance, particularly the 4{{fraction|3|4}} mile [[Hoosac Tunnel]]. The removed containers are trucked to local destinations. ''Toupee'' refers to the reverse process, where a single stack train coming from the east has additional containers placed on top for the rest of its trip.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/Railyard-project-back-on-track-1346087.php|title = Railyard project back on track|date = 21 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://samayotte.com/PAR_Mechanicville_3.html |title=Photos of the new rail yard under construction (1) |access-date=2011-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426032503/http://samayotte.com/PAR_Mechanicville_3.html |archive-date=2012-04-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://samayotte.com/PAR_Mechanicville_4.html |title=Photos of the new rail yard open for business (2) |access-date=2012-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503200452/http://samayotte.com/PAR_Mechanicville_4.html |archive-date=2013-05-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Some 300 trucks a day visit the site. The automotive terminal opened in 2014.<ref>[http://www.saratogian.com/general-news/20120324/boom-ii-overshadowed-by-globalfoundries-new-rail-hub-could-spur-unprecedented-growth-along-route-67-corridor-in-stillwater-with-video "New rail hub could spur unprecedented growth along 67 Corridor in Stillwater (see video)], saratogian.com; accessed August 6, 2015.</ref>