KRPD #1

KRPD 1 is located in rural New Athens, IL in St. Clair Co. at Kaskaskia River Mile 24.5. The address is 7405 Pike Sawmill Road.  This facility is operated by Kaskaskia River Terminals and serviced by Southern Illinois Transfer Co. (SITCO).  This location is rail-served by the Canadian National Railroad. The outbound loading facility was built by Peabody Coal in 1977 and operated until 1999.  Over 48 million tons of coal was shipped through this facility.   This bulk terminal is capable of handling 3,000 tons/hr of bulk material such as coal or grain from rail or truck to barge.  The terminal is served by the Canadian National Railroad.  The terminal is a public terminal available to any shipper.

Today an in-bound off-loading facility has been installed to transload scrubber stone that is shipped to the Prairie State Energy Campus.  It consists of a barge equipped with a hydraulic trackhoe and conveyor. 

Freight rates are competitive.  The train loop can handle 125 car unit trains.

Electric is provided by Egyptian Electric Cooperative.

The Port District has land at this terminal available for lease.

A roll-off/roll-on ramp has been installed to handle oversized equipment.