Chemical Rail Spur Plan Faces Public Scrutiny at STB Hearings. (News).(Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company's planned railway)(Brief Article)

Chemical Market Reporter, December, 2001 by Richards, Don

THE SURFACE Transportation Board (STB) has scheduled public scoping meetings on January 14 and 15 in Pasadena as part of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for the STB's review of a 12.8-mile rail line proposed by Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) and its San Jacinto Rail Ltd.

partners. This is the latest move toward approval of construction of the $80 million line, which would serve plastics and chemicals industry shippers in the Bayport Industrial District in that city (CMR, 8/27/01, page 3). BNSF partners in the project are Atofina Petrochemicals Inc., Basell USA Inc., Equistar Chemicals LP and Lyondell Chemical Company, whose plants in the area are served only by Union Pacific tracks now. The proposed line would...

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