The federal government awarded the Southeast Regional Port Authority in Scott City, Missouri, a $19.8 million grant for two 12,000-foot rail loop tracks. The loops will let unit trains move product between rail cars and river barges more easily.
Local grain handlers expect lower transport costs.
Rail-to-barge transfer capacity at a new public loop could lower freight costs for Missouri River and Mississippi grain and rice shipments. The effect on prices is local and the project is still in construction.
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