According to parent company G&W, Choice Terminals “provide customers not directly located along rail the opportunity to seamlessly transfer bulk materials between railcars and trucks.” The Dilliard transload facility can accommodate five railcars at a time and includes equipment for CORP to perform unloading and reloading of freight, G&W reported March 20 via social media. The location also features a 20-car storage track adjacent to the terminal, as well as a small onsite warehouse for customers to hold commodities for just-in-time delivery by truck.
CORP operates along 306 track miles in Oregon (248) and California (58), interchanging with Flat Iron Rail in Montague, Calif.; Rogue Valley Terminal Railroad in White City, Ore.; and Union Pacific in Eugene, Ore., and Black Butte, Calif. (see map below).
The new terminal is said to handle primarily lumber—either from centerbeams or boxcars—and has the potential to tailor service for other bulk commodities. CORP currently serves the facility once per day Monday through Friday.
“Dillard is a prime location for this facility, given the number of industrial companies in the surrounding area,” CORP General Manager John Bullion said. “And our location right off I-5 and about an hour from the coast gives coastal businesses an option to ship by rail.” He added that customers “can count on receiving the same safe, reliable and customized service they receive from CORP’s rail operations.”
CORP also offers industrial development, railcar storage, and real estate services.
