Watco, GNPD break ground on South Heart Rail Terminal

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor

Watco Terminal and Port Services and Great Northern Project Development (GNPD) broke ground on the South Heart Rail Terminal (SHRT), a multi-purpose rail transload terminal and railcar maintenance shop near South Heart, N.D., and will serve the energy industry and its service providers in the Bakken, Three Forks, Tyler and emerging oil and gas formations.

 

“The start of construction on the SHRT is the culmination of many months of hard work by our team of dedicated professionals who are all focused upon delivering a comprehensive and multi-use transportation facility of world-class quality and proportions,” said Todd Joyner, president and chief executive officer of GNPD.

SHRT is strategically located just south of Interstate 94, 12 miles west of Dickenson, N.D., with easy access to Interstate 94 and US Highway 85. The terminal will offer rail, transload, railcar maintenance services, warehousing and materials storage and will feature loop and manifest tracks to accommodate unit trains, manifest business and long or short term railcar storage needs. SHRT will be served with national connectivity via BNSF.

SHRT will receive and transload dry bulk commodities, such as frac sand, ceramic proppants and cement. Tubular pipe, oil field equipment, building products and other materials will also be handled at SHRT. In addition, the terminal will provide off-loading and storage for aggregates, asphalt and road materials.

 

 

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