Multiple businesses were utilizing Arkansas Midland Railroad’s (AKMD) Jackson Street rail spur in Monticello, Arkansas, to transport inbound raw materials or outgoing products. But the spur was located within a busy residential area – causing frequent delays at rail crossings throughout the community. Monticello’s economic development director began working with AKMD on a solution: build a transload / reload facility at the Monticello Industrial Park, enabling AKMD to unload freight to truck for final customer delivery.
