Savage to construct, own and operate a multi-user railport at Trenton, N.D.
Written by jrood
Savage Companies has made plans to construct, own and operate a large multi-user rail terminal in Trenton, N.D. The terminal, to be known as Trenton Railport, will be served by BNSF, and will be designed to bring large-scale rail service to the Bakken Formation with oil-field related materials such as tubular, frac sand and other strategic materials, including the capability to load and ship unit trains of crude oil.The 270-acre site on which the Trenton Railport will be built was secured by Savage in cooperation with Yellowstone Ethanol, LLC. Bob Gannaway, president of Yellowstone, stated "We are excited to be working with Savage, and see where it will bring many new opportunities for our area." Savage has begun first-level engineering, design and permitting studies and anticipates that construction will begin later this year, with completion expected by late 2011.The facilities will include rail infrastructure, open space for oil field materials storage, and receiving capability for frac sand and other materials. In support of its Trenton Railport customers, Savage intends to provide a total service model featuring the providing of railcars, and a complete logistics package.
