The new terminal is capable of receiving single rail cars up to unit trains and has the capacity to offload 15,000 barrels of ethanol per day. The facility will form a link in the supply chain for distributing fuel-grade ethanol throughout the Inland Empire, and the San Diego and Bakersfield areas.
Larry Padfield, vice president of US Development Group, said: “The West Colton terminal represents a key addition to the nationwide network of logistics terminals developed, owned and operated by US Development Group. The West Colton Rail Terminal has been strategically situated in the Inland Empire region of southern California to help our customers meet this market’s growing need for ethanol.”
Future development includes the construction of a pipeline to connect with a dedicated ethanol storage and gasoline operation. The direct pipeline will eliminate much of the need for secondary trucking operations onsite. Additionally, the terminal will include a 100-car unit train receipt and offloading terminal, scheduled for completion in late 2010.
