16 rail transload facilities sit within 75 miles of Ottumwa — a normal drayage leg, which is why this page measures by distance rather than city limits. They're served by BNSF, IAIS, CPKC, NS, CRANDIC, ISRY, and 1 more and handle dry bulk, metals, agriculture, forest products, liquid bulk, 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. 2 of 16 listings here carry a verified badge.
| Facility | Location | Railroads | Commodities | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Merchants Distribution ServicesVerified | Altoona, IA | IAISNS | Aggregates, Forest Products, Metals | Claim | |
| Burlington, IA | BNSF | Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Plastics, Aggregates, Forest Products, Metals, Agriculture, Building Materials, Machinery & Dimensional | Claim | ||
| Centerville, IA | ISRYBNSFNSCPKC | Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Plastics, Forest Products, Metals, Building Materials, Machinery & Dimensional | Claim | ||
| Des Moines, IA | UP | Dry Bulk, Plastics | Claim | ||
| Fairfax, IA | CRANDIC | Dry Bulk | Claim | ||
| Fairfax, IA | CRANDIC | Forest Products, Agriculture, Metals, Building Materials | Claim | ||
| Iowa City, IA | IAIS | Dry Bulk, Metals, Agriculture, Building Materials, Machinery & Dimensional | Claim | ||
| Keokuk, IA | BNSF | Dry Bulk, Agriculture | Claim | ||
| Mount Pleasant, IA | BNSF | Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, Plastics, Aggregates, Forest Products, Metals, Agriculture, Building Materials, Machinery & Dimensional | Claim | ||
| Muscatine, IA | CPKC | Claim | |||
| Muscatine, IA | CPKC | Liquid Bulk | 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 |
Facilities within 75 miles of Ottumwa, 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 July 2026. See them on the map.
This directory lists 16 transload facilities within 75 miles of Ottumwa. That radius is a normal drayage leg, so all of them are realistic options for freight moving through Ottumwa.
Facilities in the Ottumwa area are served by BNSF, IAIS, CPKC, NS, CRANDIC, ISRY, and UP. Choosing the terminal on the line that already serves your lane usually beats choosing the closest one.
The Ottumwa-area facilities in this directory handle dry bulk, metals, agriculture, forest products, liquid bulk, 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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