Union Pacific (UP) has acquired Railex LLC's refrigerated and cold storage distribution assets in Delano, Calif., Wallula, Wash., and Rotterdam, N.Y.
Brad Thrasher, UP’s vice president and general manager of agricultural products, said, "The Railex team developed a fantastic business changing how fresh food arrives on America's tables, offering food shippers fast, reliable door-to-door rail based transportation solutions."
“The integration of their highly efficient cross dock facilities and logistics capabilities into Union Pacific's broader Food Network allows us to offer our customers increased access to a wider range of capacity and service solutions in a rail-centric cold chain,” added Thrasher.
Railex is a refrigerated rail service and third-party logistics supplier transporting fruits, vegetables and other temperature-sensitive cargo across the United States. Union Pacific food trains directly serve Railex's Delano and Wallula facilities.
Railex will continue managing facilities during the transition and integration of its operations with UP. The acquisition does not include Railex Wine Services LLC.