Materials handling report/Coal transshipment terminals. a vital transportation link
The Superior Midwest Energy Terminal, a transshipment terminal in the Decker Coal rail-to-water route from Montana to Detroit, was designed and constructed in two years on a 200 acre site by Orba Corp.; it can transfer 20 million tons/yr of coal from railroad cars to self-unloading barges. In winter, 7 million tons of coal can be stored on the ground and unit-trains can enter, unload, and leave without being broken into smaller units. According to A. T. Yu of Orba Corp., environmental protection features include a water runoff treatment plant and dust generation and escape minimization by enclosure of the major components and use of telescopic chutes. Another new transshipment service involves PLM Inc.'s complete unit-train/barge transportation service and the new Iowa Gateway Terminal in Keokuk. The transportation service will start in 1980 or 1981; have a 6 million ton/yr capability; and provide the option of Rent-a-Train to coal operators. The 10 million ton/yr Hall Street Coal Transfer Terminal in St. Louis transfers western coal from railroad cars to river barges and provides open storage of coal.
- Research Organization:
- Orba Corp.
- OSTI ID:
- 6517170
- Journal Information:
- Coal Age; (United States), Journal Name: Coal Age; (United States) Vol. 84:7; ISSN COLAA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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