GMHR is located in Southwest North Dakota on the Burlington North Santa Fe Railway (BNSF), specifically the busy southern Burlington Northern route. BNSF Railway is the product of nearly 400 different railroad lines that merged or were acquired over the course of 170 years. The major railroads are now rapidly transitioning to "precision railroading,” moving strategic pieces of business to private companies, and focusing capital on their most profitable business segments.

GMHR was designed to capitalize on the precision railroading opportunity, with the strategic location as a critical success factor. In addition to being on a superior route, GMHR is also very isolated, meaning it does not have to contend with urban issues such as traffic, noise etc. It also allows increased velocity (turn-around time) due to the easy of in and out access. Liability is also reduced as there are less possibilities of accidents with other vehicles. Finally, GMHR has over 17,000 feet of loop track rail car storage. This allows them to handle over 250 rail cars simultaneously. The railroads typically haul about 110 cars at a time so it is extremely desirable to place all those cars in one line without breaking up the train.