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Rail News Home Kansas City Southern 8/18/2021 Rail News: Kansas City Southern
Savage today announced a partnership with Kansas City Southern to construct a multicommodity railport with transload and rail-car storage capabilities in Mossville, Louisiana.Savage will own and operate the railport, which will be built on property leased from KCS at its Mossville rail yard. Savage's Mossville facility is expected to be operational by January 2022 and will provide a link in the supply chains of Lake Charles area refineries, chemical plants and other businesses, Savage and KCS officials said in a press release.Savage has a longstanding relationship with KCS."We've provided rail and loading services for customers in the Lake Charles area for many years, and look forward to making a difference for even more businesses in southwest Louisiana," said Savage President and Chief Executive Officer Kirk Aubry.The Mossville railport is part of the growing Savage transload network of about 50 multicommodity, rail-connected terminals across North America, and the first developed in partnership with KCS.When completed, the railport will include more than 70 transloading spots —expanded from 40 existing spots — for moving chemicals, refinery products and other materials between trucks and rail cars. It will also feature 600 spots for rail-car storage.The railport will provide access to moving products into Mexico on KCS rail lines."The Louisiana railport will provide additional rail capacity and new services for shippers in the Mossville and Lake Charles region, which will expand their supply chain choices and allow for more competitive shipping options," said KCS President and CEO Pat Ottensmeyer.