Hamilton MFA reaching international markets with reliable transportation

By Jimmy Potts Editor editor@mycameronnews.com

While markets rise and fall, shrink and grow, one constant has been the Hamilton MFA Rail Facility’s ability to provide grain to international markets.

There are few forms of transportation as reliable as American railroads, which allows MFA to move area grain across the continent with an added benefit of being located along one of America’s busiest roads in US 36 Highway.

“We’re a terminal operation. We load soy bean trains and corn trains. [The railroad] is vital to hit markets that are not common. We’re on the Union Pacific Line, and the Burlington Line.” facility manager, Michael Beck said.

According to a press release by MFA, the grain-handling facility consists of 2 million bushels of permanent storage and 1.5 million bushels of temporary storage along with a loop rail siding to accommodate a 110-railroad-car “shuttle” unit. Once completed, the structure