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We Are St. Louis Regional Freightway

Established as the St. Louis region’s go-to source for coordinating freight activity, the St. Louis Regional Freightway provides site selection and other assistance to manufacturing, logistics, and multimodal transportation companies and their service providers. As a business enterprise of Bi-State Development, the Freightway plays a critical role in the growth of our region’s manufacturing and distribution sector within the City of St. Louis and seven adjacent counties in Missouri and Illinois. The St. Louis Regional Freightway offers a unique combination of competitive advantages unavailable anywhere else in the country.

For more information regarding freight-based industries and opportunities, please contact the St. Louis Regional Freightway Executive Director Mary C. Lamie, P.E.

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Testimonials

  • “As a country, we should want more freight on the railroads, not less… Growth in a region’s economy is rarely by accident, or simply because of the natural assets or advantages a region has; it takes work. Here in St. Louis you understand that, and you’re working together.”
    Matthew RoseExecutive Chairman, BNSF Railway
  • "The St. Louis region is the envy of the barge industry. Located in the heart of the nation and strategically positioned at the northernmost ice-free and lock-free point on the Mississippi River."
    Gary LaGrangePort of New Orleans CEO
  • “With a wealth of multimodal transportation options, plenty of available real estate, and a position within one day’s drive of 30 percent of the U.S. population, the bi-state area has drawn interest from manufacturers, distributors, and retailers who need efficient access to domestic and international markets.”
    Inbound LogisticsMay 2017
  • “Our facility at MidAmerica Airport is a huge piece of our operation. Prior to building it, all our fruit coming out of Mexico was coming up to the U.S. and down to our facility in Miami, then shipped back up to the rest of the U.S. by truck. By building this facility, it knocked days off the transportation time, and more importantly, is providing more shelf life for the grocers.”
    Jon WallManager Facilities & Compliance, North Bay Produce
  • "I can't think of any place in the country whose history is more closely linked with trade than St. Louis. That's what we are talking about – trade. It’s about commerce. It’s about expanding economic opportunity."
    Gregory NadeauFederal Highway Administration Administrator
  • “The availability of the right type of space in the right location with great incentives is a key part of the equation for companies locating here in the St. Louis region, but time is important. The level of cooperation and collaboration that exists at all levels across the bi-state area positively impacts the speed with which we can deliver projects, and that means tenants choosing this region really can hit the ground running.”
    Katie HaywoodVice President, CBRE

Modes of Transportation

America’s Third Largest Inland Port

Northernmost lock-free/ice-free access on the Mississippi River to and from the Gulf of Mexico make the region the seventh largest port for domestic tonnage.

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Four Interstates with National Access

The region’s interstate system is toll-free with significantly lower congestion than similarly sized U.S. urban areas, allowing for one-day drive or less to major cities such as Chicago, Memphis, Nashville, Kansas City, and Columbus.

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Five Airports with Capacity

Two international cargo airports (St. Louis Lambert International Airport and MidAmerica St. Louis Airport) with rail access, foreign trade zones, and developable land.

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Six Class I Railroads

As the nation’s third largest rail hub, the St. Louis region offers national railroads with national reach, using a single switching carrier (TRRA): BNSF, CN, CSX, KCS, NS, and UP.

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Leverage

Job-Ready Workforce

The St. Louis region has the largest number of workers employed in manufacturing among comparatively sized Midwestern cities.

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Specialized Industry

International companies, leaders in aerospace, agriculture, metal manufacturing and recycling, logistics, chemical manufacturing, and the automotive industry all call the region home.

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Logistics & Manufacturing

A diverse range of companies including AB InBev, ADM, Amazon, Boeing, Dial Corporation, General Motors, Hershey, Monsanto, Procter & Gamble, Unilever, and Walgreens.

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Ample Utility Capacity

Due to its location on two major rivers, the region offers access to a plentiful water supply, along with competitive gas and electricity rates.

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