Capital Area Rail Terminal highlights growth; commission extends operations agreement for one year
Presenters for the Capital Area Rail Terminal told Cole County commissioners the transload facility has moved 537 rail cars and is negotiating a potential malt distributor contract; the commission approved a one‑year amendment to the terminal’s operations agreement to maintain continuity while longer‑term arrangements progress.
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Ron Spencer of Capital presented an update on the Capital Area Rail Terminal (CART), describing the transload facility as an open, full‑service terminal that has handled 537 rail cars since opening, including 517 loads of the company’s asphalt and several inbound shipments (fly ash, agricultural sand and five cars of road salt transloaded for Cole County). He said the facility can hold roughly 50 rail cars at a time and uses a trackmobile capable of moving up to 12 loaded cars.
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