Stanrail plant to close in Gary after three decades - nwitimes.com
GARY | A factory that's made steel parts for railcars for more than three decades is closing. Roll Form Group, a division of metals service center Samuel, Son & Co. , Ltd. , has decided to close the Gary factory it acquired three years ago. Workers at the plant, which once employed 100, have been offered the chance to relocate to another Roll Form Group facility in Mississippi. Stanrail had been "significantly underused," Roll Form Group President Lou Sartor said. "The review concluded that given the extensive investment that would be required to modernize and optimize this facility, combined with the under-utilization in our other world-class facilities, this was the best decision for the group overall,"... "The Roll Form Group remains committed to the products, customers and industries that have been so well served out of the Gary location. Production will be moved to the Roll Form Group's Iuka, Miss. Railroads have been switching over to more modern intermodal cars, which also can be shipped by semi-trucks or ships. Source: www.nwitimes.com
