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Tanker cars are filled with ethanol at a loading facility at the Manly Terminal in Manly, Iowa.
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Class 1 railroad connections along the way. Because of the short line’s route, Manly customers have more flexibility in choosing where and when to ship their commodities, Kiewit says. The partnership between railroad and terminal allows him to offer a permanent daily schedule so producers don’t have to come up with their own schedule. Lincoln Oil Co., a Greenville, S.C.based petroleum marketing business, began splash blending in 2005. In July 2007, the company started offering ethanol on a wholesale basis. After a frustrating summer spent trying to ship blended fuel, President Jim Farish read about the impact of mandated splash blending on the shipping industry and decided to build a terminal. He teamed up with a local short-line railroad, Greenville & Western Railway, to design and construct a terminal capable of offloading 96 cars in 18 hours. Farish will
invest up to $15 million to build the facility, which includes 13,500 feet of rail, and says he’s banking on mandatory blending increases to make his terminal successful. By partnering with a local short line, Farish’s customers will be able to connect with larger Class 1 railroads to more efficiently transport their goods. He expects his terminal in Belton, S.C., will be operational by the end of the year.
The Train of the Future Kiewit, Farish and White all consider unit trains a vital element in increasing the efficiency of the railroad infrastructure. Units usually consist of 85 to 95 cars loaded with the same product. Unit trains have been utilized by railroads for years to haul coal and grains. The recent increase in demand and production of ethanol has made shipping by unit trains more efficient than single-
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ETHANOL PRODUCER MAGAZINE JUNE 2008