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| Jim Pearson Photography posted BNSF Coal unloads at Four Rivers Marine Terminal at West Paducah, KY BNSF 8775 and 5913 lead a loaded coal train through the loop at 4 Rivers Terminal at West Paducah, Kentucky as the terminal’s unit GMTX 2144 sits in a house track during the operation on July 23rd, 2021. Four Rivers Marine Terminal (FRT) is owned by SCH Services, LLC, and located at West Paducah, KY at Ohio River mile marker 943. Four Rivers has an annual throughput capacity of 10 MM tons. Illinois Basin and Powder River Basin coals are transferred from railcar to barge here. According to SCH Services Website: It is primarily designed as a direct train-to-barge transfer terminal, FRT offers its customers an unparalleled combination of access to major waterways and multiple Class I railroads. Our connection to the Paducah and Illinois Railroad gives FRT direct access to the BNSF, CN, and PAL railroads. Considering only the modern Olmsted Lock and Dam separates the terminal from the Mississippi River, FRT presents a unique option for rail-bound shipments destined for both southeastern customers and export through New Orleans. Four Rivers Terminal boasts a double, 150-car rail loop, coupled with a material handling system capable of transloading 4,000 tons of dry bulk material per hour. John Load: How are the cars unloaded? And what is the installation to the left of the unload building? Thanks. Eric Chapman: John Load the cars are bottom dumped...the installation you are asking about is a dust collection system for the dumper house. Matthew Brandley: Problem with the mighty miss it is running so low it might be shut to barge traffic shortly. And with no rain in the forecast in the next two weeks in the upper mid west it may cause bottlenecks nobody wants to think about. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Jim's post It looks like they transload grain as well as coal. 37°07'31.3"N 88°44'09.0"W |
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