Savage begins rail service at El Dorado Railport

Savage Companies started operations of its new multi-user El Dorado Railport located in El Dorado, Kan. The terminal is served by BNSF and was developed as part of the BNSF Assess, Improve and Maximize (AIM) initiative, which optimizes local operations to maximize supply chain throughput. The Railport currently provides daily rail service and car storage to HollyFrontier's El Dorado refinery. "This facility will help streamline service and increase capacity in the area," said Dave Garin, BNSF Industrial Products Group vice president. "We are proud to have worked with Savage to develop the El Dorado Railport and look forward to continuing to work with Savage and to serving this facility." The Transload Facility is located along the south side of the HollyFrontier Refinery and is currently transloading crude oil. However, as a multi-commodity transload, the facility is available to all customers in Butler and other surrounding counties that are interested in taking advantage of rail transport economics. The Grand Opening of the new Savage El Dorado Railport is scheduled for Thursday, October 13, 2011, at 3050 SW Haverhill Road in El Dorado, Kan. "The Savage El Dorado Railport is the result of true collaboration with BSNF and HollyFrontier Corporation," said Allen Alexander, CEO of Savage. "We're looking forward to creating that same type of synergy with other members of the business community in South Central Kansas."