Freight infrastructure in Kansas City
- A heavy-haul corridor on 191st Street connects the Edgerton intermodal terminal with the logistics portion of the surrounding development, where land was acquired for warehouse and distribution buildings.
- Union Pacific opened its Kansas City Intermodal Terminal (KCIT) in Kansas City, Kansas, in 2025, sited near highway and interstate arteries that feed the railroad’s intermodal network.
- Port KC owns and operates the Governor Michael L. Parson Port Terminal, and freight still ships at the Port of Kansas City along the Missouri River.
- BNSF’s Logistics Park Kansas City intermodal facility sits in Edgerton, Kansas, about 30 miles southwest of Kansas City, with its truck gate on West 191st Street.
- Kansas City Foreign Trade Zones, a nonprofit grantee serving the area since 1974, sponsors Zone 15 across western Missouri counties and Zone 17 across eastern Kansas counties.
- At Kansas City International Airport, UPS has run air operations since 1986 and sorts express packages in a facility leased from Aeroterm, whose airport lease the city extended in 2020.
Road access to Kansas City
- I-29 begins in Kansas City, Missouri, and heads north together with I-35 and US 71, following the Missouri River to St. Joseph before continuing toward Iowa.
- Three multistate interstates, I-29, I-35 and I-70, run through the Kansas City region, and I-435 serves as the metro’s interstate beltway linking those corridors.
- I-49 runs north from Pineville in southwest Missouri and reaches Kansas City at Three Trails Crossing, where it meets US 71 and the I-435 loop.
- East of Kansas City, I-70 crosses Missouri through Blue Springs, Odessa, Columbia and Warrenton to St. Louis; west of the state line it serves Lawrence, Topeka and Salina in Kansas.
Distances from Kansas City
- Kansas City to Oklahoma City is about 350 miles by road.
- Kansas City to Chicago is about 510 miles by road.
- Kansas City to Dallas is about 490 miles by road.
- Kansas City to Denver is about 610 miles by road.
- Kansas City to Omaha is about 190 miles by road.
- Kansas City to St. Louis is about 250 miles by road.
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Frequently asked questions
Where are the main freight regions in Kansas City?
The Missouri River stretch from Kansas City upstream to Sioux City, Iowa, holds the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Marine Highway M-29 designation for containerized and roll-on/roll-off cargo.
What else should carriers know about Kansas City?
CPKC keeps its U.S. head office at 427 West 12 Street in Kansas City, Missouri, and runs a dispatch centre there for locomotive and train crews working its U.S. network.
Which freight terminals are in Kansas City?
Logistics Park Kansas City lies on BNSF’s Emporia Subdivision, part of the railroad’s MidCon Corridor, and Union Pacific holds trackage rights over that line through Edgerton.
Which roads lead to Kansas City?
I-29 begins in Kansas City, Missouri, and heads north together with I-35 and US 71, following the Missouri River to St. Joseph before continuing toward Iowa.
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