20 transload facilities in Iowa handle metals — steel coil, plate, rebar, pipe, aluminum ingot, and scrap — served by BNSF, CPKC, UP, IAIS, NS, CN, and 3 more. Every listing links straight to the facility, not a signup wall.
Tick the facilities that could work and send one request to all of them — we'll check each against what you're moving. 5 of 20 listings here carry a verified badge.
| Facility | City | Railroads | Commodities | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Merchants Distribution ServicesVerified | Altoona | IAISNS | Aggregates, Forest Products, Metals | Claim | |
| Burlington | BNSF | Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Plastics, Aggregates, Forest Products, Metals, Agriculture, Building Materials, Machinery & Dimensional | Claim | ||
| Camanche | BNSFCPKC | Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Aggregates, Forest Products, Metals, Agriculture, Building Materials | Claim | ||
Standard Distribution Co.Verified | Cedar Falls | CN | Dry Bulk, Forest Products, Metals, Agriculture | Claim | |
| Centerville | ISRYBNSFNSCPKC | Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Plastics, Forest Products, Metals, Building Materials, Machinery & Dimensional | Claim | ||
Watco Terminal & Port ServicesVerified | Council Bluffs | BNSF | Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Plastics, Metals, Agriculture, Building Materials, Machinery & Dimensional, Forest Products | Claim | |
| Davenport | CPKCUP | Dry Bulk, Aggregates, Forest Products, Metals, Agriculture, Building Materials, Machinery & Dimensional | Claim | ||
| Des Moines | BNSFNS | Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Aggregates, Forest Products, Metals, Agriculture, Building Materials, Machinery & Dimensional | Claim | ||
| Dubuque | BNSFCN | Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Metals, Agriculture | Claim | ||
| Dysart | CN | Dry Bulk, Forest Products, Metals, Agriculture | Claim | ||
| Fairfax | CRANDIC | Forest Products, Agriculture, Metals, Building Materials | Claim | ||
| Iowa City | IAIS | Dry Bulk, Metals, Agriculture, Building Materials, Machinery & Dimensional | Claim | ||
| Le Mars | BNSF | Forest Products, Metals, Agriculture, Building Materials, Aggregates | Claim | ||
| Mason City | IATRCPKCUP | Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Plastics, Forest Products, Metals, Agriculture, Building Materials, Machinery & Dimensional | Claim | ||
| Mason City | IATRUPCPKC | Forest Products, Metals, Agriculture, Building Materials, Machinery & Dimensional | Claim | ||
| Mount Pleasant | BNSF | Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Plastics, Aggregates, Forest Products, Metals, Agriculture, Building Materials, Machinery & Dimensional | Claim | ||
| Newton | IAIS | Liquid Bulk, Metals, Agriculture, Machinery & Dimensional | Claim | ||
| Ottumwa | BNSF | Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Plastics, Aggregates, Forest Products, Metals, Agriculture, Building Materials, Machinery & Dimensional | Claim | ||
| Sioux City | UP | Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Aggregates, Forest Products, Metals, Agriculture, Building Materials, Machinery & Dimensional | Claim | ||
| Waterloo | UP | Dry Bulk, Metals, Agriculture | Claim |
Compiled from railroad public directories and independent verification; details change, so confirm service, access, and commodities with the facility before shipping. Directory last updated July 2026.
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This directory lists 20 transload facilities in Iowa that handle metals, served by BNSF, CPKC, UP, IAIS, NS, CN, and 3 more. Most also handle other commodity categories.
BNSF, CPKC, UP, IAIS, NS, CN, IATR, CRANDIC, and 1 more serve the metals transload facilities listed in Iowa. Pick the terminal on the line that already serves your freight lane — switching railroads mid-move is usually more expensive than a longer truck leg.
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