ACWR Opens North Carolina Logistics Park For Rail Customers

The Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway Co. (ACWR) this week announced the opening of the Midland Logistics Park in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

The 70-acre park is anchored by the short line's Midland Transload Yard and includes three properties available for prospective rail customers, ACWR officials said in a press release. 

The yard can accommodate more than 175 rail cars for transloading, storing and distributing raw materials and finished goods. It also has space and equipment to handle bulk operations and truck self-transload. The site includes a central scale house for all tenants.

ACWR officials anticipate the yard will become a central distribution hub for the Charlotte area. Major plastic distributors already have claimed portions of the yard and plan to consolidate their regional operations at Midland.

The remaining available properties range in size from 6 to 15 acres; two properties have direct rail access constructed.

The park is a collaboration between ACWR, its customers and the North Carolina Department of Transportation Rail Division. NCDOT issued grants to the railroad to make the park a reality, ACWR officials said.