Nebraska’s Hersey Rail Park, to be served by Union Pacific (UP), has its first tenant, and bids are expected soon for a railcar mover, two transloaders, and a scale, according to local media reports.
With more than 1,500 feet of track, the 300-acre industrial development property is located eight miles west of North Platte (not far from UP’s Bailey Yard), two miles north of Interstate 80, and directly on U.S. Highway 30 (see maps below). In August, it was designated the first UP Focus Site in Nebraska; the railroad has 42 such “shovel ready” sites across its 32,000-mile network.
North Platte Area Chamber & Development Corporation is the owner and developer of Hersey Rail Park.
KNOP-TV on Nov. 17 reported that an agreement has been finalized with GRIT Group LLC, the park’s first tenant, and that park equipment purchases have been approved.
“GRIT has a 30-year agreement with the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District to process and sell sand Central has dredged for 90 years between the Platte River forks and the Tri-County diversion dam east of North Platte,” according to The North Platte Telegraph, which reported that GRIT “would truck processed sand from the river for packaging and shipping from part of the [former] Greenbrier” Rail Services 53,000-square-foot production facility that is located at the park.
