New Rail Terminal Facilitates Ethanol Distribution Throughout Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex

BusinessWire.com
May 29, 2008 03:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time

HOUSTON & ARLINGTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. Development Group LLC (USDG) today celebrated the grand opening of the Dallas Fort Worth Rail Terminal LLC (DFWRT), a state-of-the-art ethanol handling and distribution terminal located in Arlington, Texas. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Houston, Texas-based USDG, the rail terminal will distribute a majority of the fuel-grade ethanol for north and central Texas.

“U.S. Development Group recognizes the importance of ethanol to both the environment and to our national energy security,” said Larry Padfield, Vice President of U.S. Development Group. “This terminal will help bring cleaner air to the Dallas-Ft. Worth area by more efficiently distributing fuel-grade ethanol to the metroplex.”

Located on 15 acres within a heavy industrial area, the facility is served by the Union Pacific Railroad and consists of a rail terminal, pipeline operation, truck load operation, and a mass storage facility. The Dallas Fort Worth Rail Terminal features 130,000 barrels of dedicated storage capacity, an 84-railcar high-speed offloading facility, and outbound truck and pipeline capabilities. The terminal also features an allocation program that can be customized to each customer.

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