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# Bessemer, AL - Central Alabama ICTF (CAICTF)

CSX intermodal ramp in North Bessemer, AL. Handles COFC. CSX lifts and grounds the boxes here. This page pulls together the carriers running through North Bessemer, the lanes the market connects to, and live loads moving in and out — one starting point for planning a drayage move or an intermodal leg.

## Key facts
- **Location:** North Bessemer, AL
- **Railroads:** CSX
- **Handles:** COFC
- **SPLC:** 472780
- **Region:** Southeast

## Lanes from North Bessemer, AL
- [Birmingham, AL → Albuquerque, NM](https://truckscanner.co/freight/birmingham-al-to-albuquerque-nm) — 4–6 days · 1,328 mi · Southeast → South Central
- [Birmingham, AL → Allentown, PA](https://truckscanner.co/freight/birmingham-al-to-allentown-pa) — 3–5 days · 951 mi · Southeast → Northeast
- [Birmingham, AL → Austin, TX](https://truckscanner.co/freight/birmingham-al-to-austin-tx) — 3–5 days · 794 mi · Southeast → South Central
- [Birmingham, AL → Bakersfield, CA](https://truckscanner.co/freight/birmingham-al-to-bakersfield-ca) — 5–8 days · 2,143 mi · Southeast → Pacific
- [Birmingham, AL → Boise City, ID](https://truckscanner.co/freight/birmingham-al-to-boise-city-id) — 5–8 days · 2,020 mi · Southeast → Mountain West
- [Birmingham, AL → Boston, MA](https://truckscanner.co/freight/birmingham-al-to-boston-ma) — 4–6 days · 1,251 mi · Southeast → Northeast
- [Birmingham, AL → Buffalo, NY](https://truckscanner.co/freight/birmingham-al-to-buffalo-ny) — 3–5 days · 934 mi · Southeast → Northeast
- [Birmingham, AL → Chicago, IL](https://truckscanner.co/freight/birmingham-al-to-chicago-il) — 2–4 days · 680 mi · Southeast → Midwest
- [Birmingham, AL → Cincinnati, OH](https://truckscanner.co/freight/birmingham-al-to-cincinnati-oh) — 2–4 days · 483 mi · Southeast → Midwest

## Live loads
- [Pickups & deliveries at Bessemer, AL - Central Alabama ICTF (CAICTF)](https://truckscanner.co/loads/depot/bessemer-al-central-alabama-ictf-caictf-al-csx)

## Frequently asked questions
### Where is the Bessemer, AL - Central Alabama ICTF (CAICTF)?

Bessemer, AL - Central Alabama ICTF (CAICTF) is at 2401 5th Avenue, North Bessemer, AL 35020.

### Which railroads serve Bessemer, AL - Central Alabama ICTF (CAICTF)?

CSX serves this ramp directly. The serving railroad determines which intermodal network your box can move on and how a drayage leg gets scheduled, so confirm it before you tender.

### What equipment does Bessemer, AL - Central Alabama ICTF (CAICTF) handle?

The facility is filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics as handling COFC. TOFC is trailer-on-flatcar, COFC is container-on-flatcar — a ramp that only handles one of them cannot take the other, which is a common cause of a rejected delivery.

### What is the SPLC for Bessemer, AL - Central Alabama ICTF (CAICTF)?

The Standard Point Location Code for this point is 472780. SPLC identifies the freight location on rate tables, bills of lading and EDI messages — it is city-level, so nearby facilities can share one.

### Which lanes run through North Bessemer?

The Birmingham, AL market connects to Albuquerque, NM, Allentown, PA, Austin, TX among others. See the lane links on this page for miles, transit time and live loads.

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