Paterson GlobalFoods has announced construction of a new terminal in Gleichen, which it says will be the fastest-loading facility in Western Canada.
The 28,000-tonne “Long Plain Terminal” will include the first grain loop track in Canada. It is is designed to allow locomotives to remain connected to a train, providing for continuous and timely loading or unloading of rail cars.
Paterson says the Gleichen loop track will be built for 130 rail cars that will load in almost half the time of a comparable traditional terminal rail car spot.
The Long Plain Terminal is Paterson Global- Foods’ ninth inland export terminal on the Prairies. Paterson says it is expected to be complete by July 2011 and ready for harvest that fall. The facility will also incorporate chemical, fertilizer and seed retailing.
