08.10.2020
Artikel Nummer: 33567
US rail company expands in Illinois
Short line railroad Elwood Joliet & Southern Railroad (EJSR), a newly formed subsidiary of Watco, has acquired a former Railway & Industrial Services (RIS) property in Crest Hill, Illinois, and leased an adjoining rail line that serves RIS and several other local customers from Wisconsin Central.
Watco plans to repurpose the property, formerly a mechanical repair shop, into a storage and transit yard and provide switching services to the new facility and the adjacent customers.
The transport group will be investing in infrastructure upgrades to the property, which will be an important asset to area companies, primarily in the plastic and chemical industries. The yard has access to the extensive Chicago rail network. (ben)