Midwest Terminals, a full-service cargo, bulk, ballast and transloading operator with facilities in Toledo and Cadiz, Ohio, has opened MWT Railcar Repair Shop, a new freight car repair facility.
MWT Railcar Repair Shop is located on 175 acres in Ironville, Ohio, near the Port of Toledo and is serviced by Norfolk Southern. Services include railcar inspection and assessment, slack adjusters (MA156), unit train inspections and repairs, railcar general repair “in less than 85 hours,” in-house yard switching with two GP9 and locomotives and a Plymouth yard engine, off-lease inspection, overcoating and stenciling, and on-site car scrapping.
The facility is equipped with 20,000 feet of track, 18,000 square feet car shop with 40 feet of clear height, a 25-ton overhead crane, and a delivery line with two NS switches per week that interchanges with CSX, CN, BNSF and Wheeling & Lake Erie. The shop features AWS D15.1-certified welders, in-house certified welding inspectors and NDT (non-destructive testing) Level II technicians, electronic estimate submittals, AAR electronic billing, and air brake testing. The shop’s Maintenance ID is MWTT; the Company ID is C701.