INRD opens Merom Transload

The Indiana Rail Road (INRD) on July 14, 2016 officially opened its new Merom Transload, which is “designed to provide efficient movement of commerce for current and future customers in the Wabash Valley.”

Located near Merom, Ind., 35 miles south of Terre Haute and adjacent to Hoosier Energy’s Merom Generating Station, Merom Transload is the third rail/trucktransload facility on INRD’s system, along with Senate Avenue Terminal in downtown Indianapolis, and the Odon Transload, located three miles east of the Interstate 69/State Road 58 interchange in Odon, near Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane in southwest Indiana.

“Indiana Rail Road connects Indiana and Illinois shippers with the entire North American rail network via strategic rail connections at Chicago, Indianapolis and other gateways,” INRD said. “The rail-to-truck transload will serve companies that want to take advantage of the economic benefits of long-haul rail coupled with the flexibility of short-haul trucking.”

“We’ve opened Merom today to serve our partners at Hoosier Energy and Nelson Brothers mining services, to help them create more efficient supply chains,” said INRD President and CEO Peter Mills. “However, Merom will offer operational efficiencies and superior service to agricultural and manufacturing companies across the Wabash Valley in Indiana and Illinois, so we look forward to creating new partnerships through this great asset.”

INRD is also about to commence service to a Venture Logistics new 405,000-square-foot warehouse and cross-dock facility on the south side of Indianapolis. A grand opening will take place later this summer.