TRANSPORTATION
RIDING
the Rails Railways are essential to an ethanol producer’s business. Ships are a viable option for only a small number of facilities and trucks can’t handle all of the volume. So rail it is. As the ethanol industry expands, so must the railroad’s capability to handle this commodity. By Kris Bevill Photos By Arian Schuessler
An Iowa Northern Railway locomotive moves tanker cars at Manly Terminal near Manly, Iowa. 82
ETHANOL PRODUCER MAGAZINE JUNE 2008