Taconite Harbor - Rail and Mechanical Studies Schroeder, Minnesota

Project Description: The Taconite Harbor Energy Center in Schroeder, Minnesota, is a low-sulfur, sub-bituminous coal generating station owned and operated by Minnesota Power.

Krech Ojard was retained to investigate the capital and operating costs of upgrading the facility’s coal-delivery systems.

The harbor and rail facilities serving this power station were examined by our mechanical and rail engineering divisions, to determine the costs associated with delivery of coal by rail, as well as the potential for increasing the capabilities of the existing ship-unloading facilities.