BNSF opens logistics center in Sweetwater, Texas

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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Sweetwater Economic Development

BNSF celebrated the opening of a new $45-million logistic center in Sweetwater, Texas, November 6. The logistic center, capable of supporting rail, truck and transload services, will accommodate several industries, including agricultural commodities, sand, pipe and aggregate.

 

BNSF invested $28 million to replace existing track and add 40,000 feet of new track at the site. Tenant industries contributed $17 million to the project, which will create 15 permanent jobs in Sweetwater.

The 75-acre site can serve five unique industrial operations, each with its own unique rail access. Rail capabilities include 100-car unit train sand terminal; 110-car unit train Ag (wheat and cotton seed) terminal; 90-car unit train aggregate terminal; a 30-car dimensional transload site; expandable BNSF switch yard and 5,000-foot track expansion by adjacent industry Sweetwater Switching Co LLC for transload.

“The completion of this project is another example of BNSF’s commitment to industry in the Permian Basin,” explained Dave Garin, group vice president, Industrial Products, BNSF. “The BNSF Logistics Center at Sweetwater will serve as a hub for economic activity in the region as the Cline Shale is explored for many years to come.”

The design began in 2012 and construction was completed in September 2014.

 

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