Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway Opens Candor Logistics Park in North Carolina
The Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway (ACWR) has opened the first phase of its new Candor Logistics Park, located in Montgomery County, NC. The park is a 30-acre transload and distribution facility capable of handling over 100 rail cars annually. It supports various commodities such as fuels, food-grade products, plastic resins, cement, and lime while aiming to reduce road traffic by removing more than 10,000 long-haul trucks from the roads each year. The park also includes two adjacent properties totaling between 22-40 acres for industrial development. These sites are graded and pad-ready with space ranging up to 300,000 square feet per site. The project is expected to attract new industries or relocating businesses with a targeted investment of $50 million and the creation of 50–100 jobs. The initiative was developed in partnership with Montgomery County Economic Development and supported by grants from North Carolina state programs, including SIAP and FRDP. ACWR emphasized that this development enhances regional logistics capabilities due to its strategic location near I-74 and access to major rail networks via interchanges with Norfolk Southern and CSX.
Topics: distribution centers economic development railway transportation infrastructure