3/6/2023 0 Comments Transloader with ss railroad![]() Abide by all FRA, AAR, OSHA, and other applicable regulations. Provide railcar repair and other railroad support services as needed and to be knowledgeable and abide by all Company Rules, Safety Programs and Policies. OL&B Railway is looking for a highly motivated individual who supports all activity involved in inspecting, and repairing freight railcars, transloading, track maintenance and switching by performing the following duties.Ībide by Company Safety Program and Policies, while performing duties safely.Ģ5% welding, 25% equipment, 40% mechanical, 10% other duties as assigned For more information about NEBCO, visit Position Summary Since 1908 NEBCO has grown to become one of Nebraska’s most diversified and successful privately-owned businesses. ![]() NEBCO is a fourth-generation, family-owned and operated business, with more than 1,100 employees spanning 50 locations across Nebraska. NEBCO’s story has been one of longevity, diversity and continued growth. OL&B Railway is a Class III switching railroad that interchanges cars from the Union Pacific and BNSF. The NETEX board heard a report from operator Freedom Rail that the group had replaced 239 ties, fixed three bridges in Hopkins County, and seen no derailments.OL&B Railway, an affiliated NEBCO Company, is a short line railway, specializing in transloading, railcar repair, railcar storage, and track repair. The board unanimously approved the monthly treasurer’s report, which indicated NETEX has $238,315 in their operating account and $51,613 in a money market account. No citizens presented themselves for public comment, and no board members declared conflict of interest. The board unanimously approved the previous month’s meeting minutes. Salek stated delivery of brush-clearing equipment would take approximately 90 days, and it would take up to two years to “make the tracks proper.” “This is a two-way deal, and we’re together in this.” “We want to get this fixed up and bring in new customers,” Brian Lee said. The motion to amend track requirements and cost-share brush clearing with Freedom Rail passed unanimously, provided Freedom Rail shows NETEX evidence that track is being cleared. In the words of Delta County representative Mark Baird, “it’s pretty much a wash.” Treasurer Neal Barker pointed out that net income from car traffic by Freedom Rail is $4506. ![]() NETEX discussed sharing costs of $4500 per month over five years with Freedom Rail to aid in clearing vegetation. Freedom Rail noted 700 carloads for August 2021, versus 200 carloads at this time last year. Ironically, he said, since the railroad is seeing more traffic, the risk for an accident is rising. ![]() Overgrown vegetation is a fire hazard and an accident hazard Salek noted. The need for an updated timeline, according to Salek, is the amount of vegetation overgrowing the tracks, which he estimated had not been maintained for ten years. “Let’s put the emphasis all on Class 2 quality from the get-go,” Brian Lee emphasized.Īccording Salek, agreements between the two parties would provide for the tracks to be upgraded by June 30, 2027. “Discussion has been, why should we make Class 1 adjustments and changes just to reach that two-year deadline?” “We had two years to get to Class 1 and then another three years beyond that to get to Class 2,” said NETEX board president and Titus County representative Brian Lee. Specifically, Salek asked that NETEX target Class 2 standards only. Feagley also reported there seems to be a good market price for rail supplies.įreedom Rail’s Mike Salek appeared before the board to request changes in the agreement between the two parties regarding track class standards. “The specifications are written, we’ve got the design down, and we’ve got all the different permits we had to get,” Feagley said.įeagley said the group hopes to start construction by the end of 2021. The Sulphur Springs Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation’s Roger Feagley appeared before the board to provide updates on the planned rail transload facility in Sulphur Springs.Īccording to Feagley, requests for proposals have been sent out, and hope to have bids returned by September 1. The Northeast Texas Rural Rail District (NETEX) announced it has a timeline to begin a transload facility in Sulphur Springs, and resolved to give its operator Freedom Rail more time to bring the tracks up to Class 2 standards, among other items of business at the board’s regular August meeting.
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