(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on April 4, 2011.)
Kansas City Southern and the Savage Cos. recently entered into a joint development agreement under which Savage will build, own and operate a multi-user rail terminal in Port Arthur, Texas, on property owned by the Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (KCSR)
To be served by KCSR, the Port Arthur Crude Terminal will be designed to accommodate unit trains carrying Bakken Shale crude oil and other crude supplies to Gulf Coast pipeline or refining consumers in Texas. The terminal will feature crude oil tank storage facilities.
The full story is on the Progressive Railroading website.