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Last week, Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd. (IAIS) announced plans to begin building a locomotive servicing facility near Homestead, Iowa, in spring 2011.

To be located on a 62-acre site west of the city, the facility is designed to accommodate up to five large locomotives, and will feature a wash bay and wheel change station. About 40 people will be employed at the shop when it’s completed at 2011’s end, said IAIS President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Miller in a prepared statement.

“Due to our purchase of larger locomotives over the past several years, we find it necessary to build a new ‘state-of-the-art’ facility to serve them,” he said.

The shop will incorporate “green” building features, and be equipped with overhead cranes and underground walkways “to increase safety and efficiency,” said Miller.