14.12.2022
Artikel Nummer: 43381
Shortline railroad for a steel mill
The US class III operator, the Winchester and Western Railroad (W&W), an affiliate of Omnitrax, has signed an agreement to serve a new steel mill in West Virginia run by the Commercial Metals Company (CMC), the largest manufacturer of steel reinforcing bar (rebar) in North America and Central Europe.
CMC selected the village of Falling Waters WV (USA) after an exhaustive multi-state site review. The strategic site, located along the historic 106-year-old W&W railway line, provides expansive market access.
The steel mill is projected to generate more than 200 jobs, It aims to limit traffic congestion by placing a significant volume of annual carloads on the W&W railroad. CMC expects the facility to open in 2025. (ben)