Grain comprises a significant portion of the railroads' business every year. In 2011, the Class I railroads transported over 263 million metric tons of farm, food and related products - about 14% of their total tonnage for the year.
Because a major portion of the grain industry's daily operations include transporting product via the railroads, grain facilities must maintain their own rail cars, tracks, silos, grain bins and other storage buildings.
As one of the top railroad contractors in the industry, Hulcher's trained and certified professionals perform a wide variety of services including: