CPKC to serve new warehouses in Missouri, Alberta

Canadian Pacific Kansas City will serve two new cold and food-storage facilities the company announced this week, with one to be located in Kansas City, Missouri, and the other in Coaldale, Alberta.

Americold Realty Trust yesterday announced it broke ground on a $127 million cold storage facility in Kansas City. The new 335,000-square-foot facility is the first to begin construction as part of a collaboration with CPKC to co-locate Americold warehouses on the CPKC network, Americold officials said in a press release.

The new facility will be served by CPKC's Mexico Midwest Express (MMX), a single-line rail service for refrigerated shippers between U.S. Midwest markets and Mexico. It will also enable more seamless and efficient service for MMX customers, CPKC officials said.

This project is the first of many across our network and, when combined with our unparalleled cross-border service, will build a new refrigerated supply chain for our customers," said CPKC President and CEO Keith Creel. "Just over one year ago here in Kansas City, when we celebrated the creation of CPKC, we talked about the unique economic benefits our unrivaled network would bring to Kansas City, Missouri, and beyond. We are seeing that happen today."

Meanwhile, NewCold announced plans to invest CA$222 million into the province of Alberta's agri-food sector with a new food storage facility in Coaldale and a plan to develop multiple municipal rail lines with connection to CPKC's rail network.

The investment includes support from Invest Alberta and a grant from provincial government. The company expects to begin construction by the end of 2026.