
• Econo-Rail Corporation operates a major railcar maintenance facility at Cedar Crossing - regularly warehousing, switching and repairing up ot 1,400 railcars at the property. Cedar Crossing has more than 56 miles of operating tracks.
• These pipelines are connected to several thousand miles of product pipelines that provide convenient, low-cost transfer of feedstocks from producers to consumers in the Houston area.
• Thirty-nine percent of the United States strategic feedstock (light hydrocarbons) storage capacity is seven miles north of Cedar Crossing in Mont Belvieu.
• The world's largest concentration of Petrochemical manufacturing facilities and companies is located along the State Highway 225 corridor and Houston Ship Channel, just ten minutes west of Cedar Crossing.
• Community colleges' customized training programs for local business combined with strong academic and research programs at nationally recognized universities are accessible to all workers at Cedar Crossing.
• Cedar Crossing's access to the Burlington Northern and Union Pacific railroad networks, coupled with the 56 miles of track within the industrial park, will easily accommodate your business' rail transportation needs.
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International Trade Zone
Cedar Crossing has secured a 200-acre International Trade Zone, allowing tenants to
trade…………….
Highway
Cedar Crossing is perfectly positioned to access all major roadways including Interstate 10 and
State Highways 225 and 146. Construction of Houston’s third circumferential freeway – the
Grand Parkway – is under way. Engineering is now in progress for the 12-mile segment (5.5
miles within Cedar Crossing) from I-10 to State Highway 146.
Over 500 trucking lines serve Houston. Cedar Crossing is just ten minutes driving time from the
Interstate 10 corridor and the eastern end of the State Highway 225. Both corridors contain
major truck terminal facilities.
Rail
Cedar Crossing’s access to the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific railroad networks, coupled
with the 56 miles of operating track within the industrial park, will easily accommodate your
business’ rail transportation needs.
Port
Cedar Crossing’s two barge terminals provide direct access to the Houston Ship Channel, the
nation’s third-largest port.
Pipeline
Chemical feedstock pipelines traverse Cedar Crossing and connect to the largest sources of
feedstock supply in the world.
Tax Information
In addition to tax abatements, further incentives for businesses to operate at Cedar Crossing
include Baytown’s Enterprise Zone 1, which offers potential low interest loans, sales tax
abatement and elimination of some fees. Work force training funds and credits, as well as fixed
asset and working capital financing, are also available to businesses that meet specified criteria.
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