Rail

Sterling has one of the strongest roadbed/track systems in the country and is home to the main line for the Union Pacific Railroad.

Connects directly to:

  • West coast
  • Chicago
  • Clinton, Iowa port
  • Global III Intermodal transportation hub in Rochelle
  • Expedites shipments for 25+ trains and 3,000 containers/trailers daily
  • 720,000 lift capability
  • 10-lane gate entrance



Facts about the Sterling-area line

  • Average of 90 trains through the area per day
  • Continuously welded track between Chicago and Omaha
  • Services Sterling’s central industrial area
  • Lines maintained to support operator-limited speed of 80 m.p.h., with higher speed capability

 

Spotlight

on the CGH Medical Center

$24 million expansion delivers state-of-the-art medical care to Sterling area

Two years in the making, the recent opening of the 66,000 sq. ft. North Wing, means that the CGH Medical Center now offers some of the most cutting edge medical technology and services in the region.

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