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Cincinnati Barge & Rail
River Mile 468.3
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Operating on the Ohio River since 2009

Barge to rail.
Rail to truck.
Wherever it needs to go.

A working intermodal terminal at the heart of America's inland river system. We move pig iron, steel, lumber, alumina, and bulk cargo from river to rail to road — reliably, safely, every day.

28
Acres of working terminal
3,000+
Feet of river frontage
200K
Sq ft warehouse
468.3
Ohio River Mile
What we do

Intermodal terminal services, built around reliability.

From bulk pig iron unloads to specialized steel coil handling, every move is planned, executed, and tracked through our operating system. We don't just move freight — we keep your supply chain predictable.

Marine transload

Two operating river docks. Bulk and breakbulk handling for pig iron, steel coils, lumber, alumina, bauxite, and project cargo.

Rail interface

Direct service via Indiana & Ohio (I&O / IORY) shortline. On-property rail spur with multiple loading positions and full switching service.

Truck dispatch

200,000 sq ft of warehouse capacity, drive-through truck access, and integrated drayage through our Dock2Truck affiliate.

Reach + visibility

Real-time operating cockpit gives customers shipment-level visibility from origin to delivery — barge ETAs, dock state, rail and truck status.

Our location

In the historic Fulton steamboat district.

Our terminal sits on the Ohio River at 1707 Riverside Drive, Cincinnati — in the same stretch of riverfront where over 900 steamboats were built between 1820 and 1855. The 30-ton crane on our site dates to 1931, still working, still moving freight.

CBRT has operated here since 2009, and we're a founding member of CORBA (Cincinnati-Ohio River Business Association) since 2011. Our work continues a 200-year tradition of moving cargo through Cincinnati's port.

We serve customers across North America with predictable, well-managed transload operations — and we treat every shipment like it matters, because to our customers, it does.

1820
Fulton steamboat district begins building river vessels along the Cincinnati riverfront.
1931
30-ton crane installed on what is now CBRT property. Still in service today.
2009
Cincinnati Barge & Rail Terminal opens under current ownership. Begins serving major customers.
2011
Founding member of CORBA — Cincinnati's regional barge association.
Today
A working terminal with real-time operations, integrated logistics, and a culture of reliability.
By the numbers

A working terminal at scale.

Real capacity, real operations, real reliability.

28 acres
Of working terminal grounds on the Ohio River
200K sq ft
Of covered warehouse capacity for inventory + transload
3,000+ ft
Of continuous river frontage with two operating docks
2 days
Free rail demurrage window standard on non-bulk cargo

Let's move your freight.

Bulk, breakbulk, project cargo — if it moves on the inland river system, we can handle it. Reach out and let's talk through what you need.