Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) announced the certification of 14 new Site Ready rail-served industrial development locations across six U.S. states, three Canadian provinces and two Mexican states.

The railway company said the new sites add more than 6,600 acres of developable land for manufacturers, logistics operators and supply chain partners. The locations are designed for immediate development with pre-certified rail service connections.

"Our Site Ready Program supports customers with efficient industrial solutions and drives economic growth continent-wide," said John Brooks, CPKC Executive Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer. "Each certified location is designed to streamline development, accelerate timelines and create new value for both business and communities through unparalleled rail connectivity."

The sites were certified in partnership with Burns & McDonnell, a global engineering and construction company. CPKC said the locations are positioned near major markets, ports and distribution hubs to optimize logistics operations.

With these additions, CPKC now operates 22 Site Ready locations across its Canada, U.S. and Mexico network. The company provides end-to-end support from site selection to ongoing rail operations for businesses using these locations.

CPKC operates approximately 20,000 route miles of track and employs 20,000 workers. The company describes itself as the only single-line transnational railway connecting Canada, the United States and Mexico, with access to major ports from Vancouver to Atlantic Canada to the Gulf Coast and Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico.