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When the Canadian National Intermodal Yard in Markham, Ill.—owned by the Canadian National Railroad (CNR)—expanded in late 2010, its storm water system had to be reconfigured. In fact, the system needed to be able to handle an additional 33,000-plus cu ft of storm water. Normally, the designers and contractors would have added an aboveground...

At the 2011 NPCA Show in Charlotte, NC, UCP placed third in the NPCA’s CUP (Creative Use of Precast) Awards for its work on an underground stormwater management system. Designed by UCP’s sister company, StormTrap, the system was installed in just one day for Canadian National’s new intermodal automated gate system in Chicago and provided...

StormTrap manufactures stormwater management system for the Canadian National Intermodal Automated Gate System “This has been an existing railroad yard for years,” says Chad Hewitt, P.E., the project design and management consulting engineer for the project. Because it was paving areas that weren’t previously paved, CN was required to install stormwater detention to collect...

CONTECH and StormTrap Announce Agreement...

StormTrap Introduces Innovative New Product Line...