CPKC
CPKC on Dec. 17 reported that 80 shippers have earned its 2024 Safe Shipper Award for their achievement of “incident-free movement of at least 500 carloads of hazardous materials (non-intermodal) on CPKC lines, with zero Non-Accidental Releases (NARs) over the past year.” This distinction, the railroad said, “highlights the collaborative investments made in training, technology, and process improvements.” The recipients span multiple sectors including chemicals, energy, agriculture, and manufacturing.
In 2024, for the second consecutive year, CPKC said it has “led Class I railroads with the lowest FRA-reportable train accident frequency, extending the legacy of its predecessor, Canadian Pacific, which held top industry safety marks for 17 straight years.”
“Safety is the foundation of everything we do at CPKC, and our Safe Shipper Award represents that commitment—not only for our railroad but for the dedicated shippers who share our vision,” CPKC Senior Vice-President, Sales and Marketing Coby Bullard said. “These award-winning shippers set an example by demonstrating that operational excellence and rigorous safety standards can—and must—go hand in hand.”
And the CPKC honorees for 2024 are:
- Afton Chemical
- Altagas Extraction & Transmission LP
- Arkema
- Aux Sable Liquid Products LP
- BASF
- Harvestone Low Carbon Partners
- Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP
- Celanese
- Cenovus Energy Inc
- Centennial Energy LLC
- Canadian Fertilizers Limited
- Chemtrade Logistics Inc
- Chevron Phillips Chemical
- Covestro LLC
- Dow Chemical Co
- Eagle Mine LLC
- Erco Worldwide
- Evonik Corporation
- Factor Gas Liquids Inc
- Flint Hills Resources
- Gibson Energy Inc
- Global Companies LLC
- Grain Processing Corporation
- Granite Falls Energy LLC
- Greenfield Global (two awards)
- ICEC, HJ Baker Sulphur Canada ULC
- Hunt Refining Co
- Indorama Ventures
- Ineos Olefins & Polymers USA
- Ineos Styrolution America LLC
- International Raw Materials Ltd
- Irving Oil Ltd
- Jefferson Energy Railport Terminals
- JR Simplot Co
- Keyera Corp.
- Kiros Energy Marketing ULC
- Koch Fertilizer LLC
- Lotte Chemical Louisiana LLC
- LSB Chemical LLC
- LyondellBassell
- Martin Operating Partnership LP
- Maverick Petroleum Inc
- Messer LLC
- Methanex Corporation
- Midstream Energy Partners
- Montana Resources LLP
- NGL Supply Company Ltd
- Nouryon Chemicals LLC
- Occidental Chemical Corporation
- Olin Corporation
- Orica Canada Inc (two awards)
- PBF Holding Company LLC
- Pembina Resources Services Canada
- Phillips 66 Co
- Pieridae Alberta Production Ltd
- Plains Midstream Canada ULC
- POET Biorefining LLC
- Ray Energy Corp
- Reagent Chemical & Research Inc
- Redfield Energy LLC
- Reliant Gases Ltd
- Renewable Products Marketing Group LLC
- Robinson Nevada Mining Company
- Sasol Chemicals (USA) LLC
- Shintech Inc
- SM Energy Co
- Strathcona Resources Ltd
- Superior Gas Liquids
- SWN Midstream Services Company
- The Andersons Inc.
- TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc.
- Trafigura Trading LLC
- US Development Group LLC
- USA Rail Terminals LP
- Vale Canada Ltd
- Valero Energy Inc
- Westlake Corporation
- Wildcat Midstream Ltd Partnership
In related developments, earlier this year BNSF recognized 99 customers as Product Stewardship Award honorees for 2024; CN recognized 213 shippers with Safe Handling Awards for 2024; and UP honored 147 chemical shippers for their dedication and commitment to safety with 2024 Pinnacle Awards.
UP
UP on Dec. 17 reported that the master-planned Mainline Texas Industrial Park is under development along its main line just outside Houston. With direct access to U.S. 90, Highway 36, Spur 10, and Interstate 69, the railroad said it will offer customers “seamless transportation across the region’s major population centers and international gateways in Laredo, Eagle Pass and El Paso.”
The park includes 1,300 acres of rail-served land and 700 acres for non-rail industrial and commercial uses, with the potential for more than 20 million square feet of Class A development. It also features railcar storage, on-site water and wastewater systems, regional drainage, and access to high-capacity gas infrastructure, according to UP.
“We’re excited about the new growth opportunities this park opens up for our customers,” UP Executive Vice President–Marketing and Sales Kenny Rocker said. “It’s near the state’s largest concentration of people, industry and commerce, and allows customers to reach more than 25 million consumers within a 250-mile radius. That’s real growth potential and another example of how we are planning into the future with our customers.”
The Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway, LLC, a non-carrier subsidiary of Kraus Development, earlier this month petitioned the Surface Transportation Board for an exemption from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. §10901 to construct an approximately 2.6-mile (13,707-foot) common carrier rail line in Webb County, Tex. It would extend from UP’s Laredo Subdivision in Texas and terminate within the new Gateway Industrial Park.
