 The city is a rail center for CSX, and Norfolk Southern.Marion has long been a center of grain based (corn and popcorn) snack and other products given its close proximity to nearby growing regions in adjacent counties (ConAgra had a major presence in Marion for decades, and Wyandot Snacks has been active in Marion since the 1960s).Whirlpool Corporation is the largest employer in the city operating the largest clothes dryer manufacturing facility in the world.