Construction to Start on Southern California Ethanol Hub

DomesticFuel.com
Posted by Cindy Zimmerman – August 30th, 2009

A Houston-based company is starting work on a new ethanol transport hub in southern California.

U.S. Development Group (USDG) will begin construction on the West Colton Rail Terminal, a new ethanol hub located in the Inland Empire area of southern California.

Construction of the facility will occur in two phases. The first phase, located in Rialto, Calif., will consist of a manifold transfer system that will begin receiving and offloading ethanol railcars in the fall of 2009. The second phase includes full unit train capability and ethanol storage. It will be located on an adjacent site in Colton, Calif., and is scheduled for completion in mid 2010. The Phase 1 facility will have the capacity to handle the current Colton area demand for ethanol plus that required to meet the 2010 mandated increase to a 10% blend.

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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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