Rail Tracks and Terminals for Dry Cargo

Double-stack container train for dry cargo transport

Rail Infrastructure for Dry Cargo

We design, build and maintain rail spurs and transload terminals for companies that receive or ship dry cargo by rail. Dry cargo is any cargo that is neither liquid nor gas: minerals, fertilizers, paper, plastics, metals and industrial products. Each product calls for a different way of unloading and storage.

We have more than 15 years of experience in industrial rail projects in Mexico.

What We Do for Dry Cargo

We cover the full infrastructure cycle: design, construction, maintenance and supply of materials. The railroad handles the transportation; we build the track and the terminal where the cargo is received.

Industrial Spurs

Private tracks that connect the plant to the main line. They include earthwork, drainage, ties, turnouts and thermite welding.

Preventive and Corrective Maintenance

Scheduled inspections so the track can withstand the weight of the cargo. We check geometry, gauge (the distance between rails), fastenings, ballast and drainage. We also perform ultrasonic rail inspection.

Transload Terminals

The point where cargo moves from the railcar to the truck or warehouse. We design the track, the unloading platforms and the connection to the main line.

Safety and Compliance

We work in accordance with STPS regulations and are registered with REPSE. We are certified by CPKC and Ferromex to work on track.

How We Plan a Dry Cargo Terminal

Container railcars for dry cargo transport

We plan the terminal based on the cargo and how it is unloaded. Before designing, we review:

Railcar type: hopper, gondola, boxcar or flatcar. It determines whether unloading is done through a pit, by crane or at a dock.
Volume: how many railcars arrive per week. It determines track length and storage space.
Cargo destination: on-site warehouse or truck dispatch. It determines whether a transload terminal is needed.
Rail connection: the tie-in point with the main line and the permits it requires.

Unloading

A track that is poorly aligned with the pit or dock forces the railcar to be moved several times. We lay out the track together with the unloading system.

Storage

The terminal needs tracks to hold railcars on standby. We size those tracks so the unloading track does not become congested.

Materials and Railcar Movers

We supply track material through Rail Depot. For switching operations inside the terminal, we offer Shuttlewagon railcar movers through Rail Movers; we are their exclusive representatives in Mexico.