Vice President and Kaptur Talk Multi-Modal In North Baltimore

NORTH BALTIMORE, Ohio (Nov. 6, 2013) – Congresswoman Kaptur joined Vice President Joe Biden at a visit to the CSX freight terminal here to highlight the importance of distribution in the economy of Northwest Ohio.

"We are the multi-modal capital of the Midwest and a great logistics site," said Congresswoman Kaptur.

"Our location is ideal—almost 100 million people live within a 10-hour drive," said Congresswoman Kaptur. "We must make steady and wise investments in our physical infrastructure so we remain competitive and create even more jobs in the distribution, transportation and material handling sectors."

Kaptur said Northwest Ohio features the port of Toledo, the confluence of several major rail lines, and the intersection of the Ohio Turnpike and Interstate 75. According to the Regional Growth Partnership, the CSX terminal in North Baltimore is "the cornerstone of a new double-stack freight rail corridor" linking the Midwest and the East Coast.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx accompanied Vice President Biden on the visit.

"We welcome Secretary Foxx with open arms back to Ohio," said Congresswoman Kaptur, noting that Secretary Foxx had once served as a law clerk to Judge Nathaniel Jones on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati.