
For decades, CES has designed and constructed state-of-the-art rail and waterfront facilities for both its sister companies and third-party clients. In doing so, our engineers have worked with nearly all major railway and barge company in the United States. We understand what it takes to build an efficient system that will fit within our customer's budget in addition to satisfying the specifications of all railways, barge companies, and regulatory agencies involved with the project.

Our engineers understand the importance of minimizing plant operations and maintenance expenses for electric utilities and their ratepayers. Once we've established the operational baseline for your facility, our team can help identify potential areas of optimization with respect to receiving & unloading, stockpiling & storage, and reclaiming & blending your dry bulk fuel source. From here, we can offer ROM estimates, as well as turn-key solutions, to make these cost savings a reality.

Originally organized to provide design and project management services for mines constructed in the Illinois Basin region, CES has offered is material handling expertise to surface and underground operations since 1973.