Rail-Making Steelton, Pa., Plant to Be Closed Permanently

Rail-making Steelton, Pa., plant to be closed permanently

STEELTON, Pa. — The Cleveland-Cliffs Steelton plant, which had been one of just three U.S. locations producing railroad rails, will be closed permanently as of Jan. 13, 2026. The plant just southeast of Harrisburg, Pa., had been closed in June in a move the company described as temporary but indefinite [see “Rail-making Steelton, Pa., steel plant …,” Trains.com, May 3, 2025]. WHP-TV reports employees were informed of the decision in a letter tha…

Just two U.S. makers of critical railroad material left after plant closure

Cleveland-Cliffs will close its idle Steelton, Pa., facility permanently, leaving just two U.S. producers of steel rail for track.