14 rail transload facilities sit within 75 miles of Des Moines — a normal drayage leg, which is why this page measures by distance rather than city limits. They're served by BNSF, IAIS, NS, UP, BSV, CN, and 2 more and handle dry bulk, metals, liquid bulk, agriculture, forest products, and 4 more.
Tick the facilities that could work and send one request to all of them — we'll check each against what you're moving. 6 of 14 listings here carry a verified badge.
| Facility | Location | Railroads | Commodities | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Merchants Distribution ServicesVerified | Altoona, IA | IAISNS | Aggregates, Forest Products, Metals | ||
| Boone, IA | BSV | Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Agriculture | |||
| Centerville, IA | ISRYBNSFNSCPKC | Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Plastics, Forest Products, Metals, Building Materials, Machinery & Dimensional | |||
| Des Moines, IA | UP | Dry Bulk, Agriculture, Building Materials | Claim | ||
Crossroads Cold StorageVerified | Des Moines, IA | ||||
Des Moines IndustrialVerified | Des Moines, IA | BNSFNS | Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Aggregates, Forest Products, Metals, Agriculture, Building Materials, Machinery & Dimensional, Plastics | ||
Lineage - Des MoinesVerified | Des Moines, IA | ||||
| Des Moines, IA | UP | Dry Bulk, Plastics | Claim | ||
| Newton, IA | IAIS | Dry Bulk | Claim | ||
| Newton, IA | IAIS | Liquid Bulk, Metals, Agriculture, Machinery & Dimensional | Claim | ||
| Ottumwa, IA | BNSF | Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Plastics, Aggregates, Forest Products, Metals, Agriculture, Building Materials, Machinery & Dimensional | Claim | ||
Jbs Swift And CompanyRenamedNow: JBS USA Pork | Ottumwa, IA | BNSF | Claim | ||
Lineage LogisticsAcquiredNow: Lineage, Inc. | Ottumwa, IA | BNSF | Claim | ||
| Williams, IA | CN | Dry Bulk | Claim |
Facilities within 75 miles of Des Moines, ordered by city. Compiled from railroad public directories and independent verification; details change, so confirm service, access, and commodities with the facility before shipping. Directory last updated September 2026. See them on the map.
Browse individual cities in this metro area. Counts include facilities in each city; nearby facilities are listed separately on the city page.
This directory lists 14 transload facilities within 75 miles of Des Moines. That radius is a normal drayage leg, so all of them are realistic options for freight moving through Des Moines.
Facilities in the Des Moines area are served by BNSF, IAIS, NS, UP, BSV, CN, ISRY, and CPKC. Choosing the terminal on the line that already serves your lane usually beats choosing the closest one.
The Des Moines-area facilities in this directory handle dry bulk, metals, liquid bulk, agriculture, forest products, building materials, and 3 more. Most handle several categories, so filter by what you ship rather than assuming a site is single-purpose.
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