by SemperFidelis
In case anyone was interested:
The rail siding by Paper Machine #10, the one near the grade cossing, has been repaired and is now recieving approximately 10 railcars a week of inbound scrap material for coversion. The outbounds are still empties as Marcal's distribution is now entirely truck oriented (aside from containerized freight). The siding for the conversion area (south side of the tracks) remains in use for lighter (baled) waste.
Marcal has not emerged from Chapter 11 due to a pretty poor year of financial performance. The judge overseeing the bankruptcy has ordered Marcal to sell the mill to another party. Rumor has it that Cascade Paper may step in, but so far that is only rumor.
The owner of the company remains commited to operating the mill as a finished goods manufacturer and has been working long hours to try to secure long term financing for upgrades and operations.
Whatever the case may be for the future, Marcal is recieving more and more by rail, and there are plans afoot (should Marcal find better footing) to start a waste transload somewhere north on the Susquehanna so that paper could be transloaded from trucks into railcars for delivery as this would ease several internal problems at the plant and increase the carrier's turnover of trailers (equalling better rates). That plan is in a very early stage (lots of talk but little else) and would probably happen at least a year down the road and would be, of course, dependent on continued operations.
The rail siding by Paper Machine #10, the one near the grade cossing, has been repaired and is now recieving approximately 10 railcars a week of inbound scrap material for coversion. The outbounds are still empties as Marcal's distribution is now entirely truck oriented (aside from containerized freight). The siding for the conversion area (south side of the tracks) remains in use for lighter (baled) waste.
Marcal has not emerged from Chapter 11 due to a pretty poor year of financial performance. The judge overseeing the bankruptcy has ordered Marcal to sell the mill to another party. Rumor has it that Cascade Paper may step in, but so far that is only rumor.
The owner of the company remains commited to operating the mill as a finished goods manufacturer and has been working long hours to try to secure long term financing for upgrades and operations.
Whatever the case may be for the future, Marcal is recieving more and more by rail, and there are plans afoot (should Marcal find better footing) to start a waste transload somewhere north on the Susquehanna so that paper could be transloaded from trucks into railcars for delivery as this would ease several internal problems at the plant and increase the carrier's turnover of trailers (equalling better rates). That plan is in a very early stage (lots of talk but little else) and would probably happen at least a year down the road and would be, of course, dependent on continued operations.
Be well. Do good work.
Semperfidelis
Semperfidelis