Formet Loading and Switching
Department Overview: The Cando-Formet Loading and Switching Team provides timely, effective and safe rail car loading and switching services for Formet's state-of-the-art truck frame manufacturing facility in St. Thomas, Ontario. Switching and loading services are provided on a 24-hour per day, seven day per week basis. Our two-person switching crews manage the Formet Rail Yard, which has a storage capacity of 140 cars. Approximately 50 loaded railcars are interchanged daily with CP, CN and NS.

Department Equipment and/or Facilities:

Products/Services:

  • Planning and coordination of railcar loading requirements
  • Loading, tie-down, and dimensional inspection of frames on rail cars
  • Sorting and inventory management of loading hardware (spacers, caps, etc),
  • In-plant switching of rail cars
  • Communications with Formet and rail carriers.
  • CCI car repairs and brake tests for CP Rail
  • Hardware and railcar modifications for railcar owners

Customer(s):

  • Formet Industies

Contact Information:

 

Formet Loading and Switching
Cando Loading & Switching Operations
Formet Industries
1 Cosma Court
St. Thomas, Ontario, N5P 4J5

Phone - (519) 637-3109
Fax - (519) 637-3126
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Operations Manager
Jim Higgins | This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

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