Gavilon Grain, LLC today announced plans to upgrade its Avalon, Wis., operation to accommodate shuttles and unit trains via the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (WSOR), which is connected to multiple Class I railroads. The project includes the addition of 12,800 feet of track; equipment to load railcars at the rate of 60,000 bushels per hour (bph); two receiving stations to unload railcars or trucks at the rate of 20,000 bph each; a 150,000-bushel multi-purpose steel storage bin and a 7,000 bph grain dryer. Construction began this month.

Avalon facility upgrades will also provide access to the WSOR short line, expanding Gavilon’s service area in southern Wisconsin. Work is expected to be complete in the fall of 2013.

News release; more at the wall Street Journal