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BNSF Railway and Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. celebrated the opening of BNSF’s new intermodal facility in Oklahoma City on Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by state and city leaders, including Oklahoma Department of Transportation Executive Director Tim Gatz and Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt.
The 42-acre Class I railroad facility, which officially opened Dec. 31, is designed to provide a more efficient and cost-effective supply chain solution for Hobby Lobby. The arts and crafts retailer sought a streamlined way to move loaded containers from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach directly to its network of Oklahoma City distribution centers.
BNSF Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Tom Williams said the expansion reflects the railroad’s commitment to customer-driven growth. Hobby Lobby Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jon Cargill called the facility “a new day” for both the company and Oklahoma City, noting it will allow goods to reach stores more efficiently while expanding access to global markets for Oklahoma businesses.
City and state leaders emphasized the project’s long-term economic and environmental benefits. At full capacity, the facility could remove up to 40,000 truck trips annually from highways between Dallas–Fort Worth and Oklahoma City, reducing congestion and emissions. In the future, the site will also offer Oklahoma farmers and other businesses new opportunities to export goods to the West Coast.
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