Philadelphia's Hidden Gem
Since I gave Colin Dell the tip-off about this, and it's not that much of a secret anymore, might as well let the cat out of the bag. As much as I wanted to keep it to tight lipped, oh well who cares......trains suck anyways.
Railserve Inc. 802 a EMD SW1200 drags a cut of cars out of the AdvanSix’s Plant in the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia, 802 was built as TP 1293 in 1966, I can't find much on it other then that.
The plant traces its beginnings to 1884, when the site was used by the H.W. Jayne Company as one of the earliest producers of coal chemicals in the U.S. In 1954, the plant began its current phenol operations. In 1998, AlliedSignal, the predecessor company to today’s AdvanSix, sold the plant to Sunoco. Honeywell re-acquired the plant in 2011. The plant has undergone numerous technology advancements through the years and is now one of the largest phenol producing facilities in North America.
AdvanSix’s Frankford facility is one of North America’s largest producers of phenol, which is sold to customers around the world. A large amount of the phenol produced in Frankford is shipped to AdvanSix’s Hopewell, Virginia, site, where it is used to make caprolactam, the primary feedstock in the production of nylon polymer. Nylon is used in carpet fibers, plastics and films. The Frankford plant also produces other chemical intermediates, including acetone and alpha-methylstyrene, which are ultimately used in a variety of applications, including solvents, resins and plastics. The plant, located in the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia, is one of the city’s largest exporters and employs around 200 highly-skilled workers.
Philadelphia's Hidden Gem
Since I gave Colin Dell the tip-off about this, and it's not that much of a secret anymore, might as well let the cat out of the bag. As much as I wanted to keep it to tight lipped, oh well who cares......trains suck anyways.
Railserve Inc. 802 a EMD SW1200 drags a cut of cars out of the AdvanSix’s Plant in the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia, 802 was built as TP 1293 in 1966, I can't find much on it other then that.
The plant traces its beginnings to 1884, when the site was used by the H.W. Jayne Company as one of the earliest producers of coal chemicals in the U.S. In 1954, the plant began its current phenol operations. In 1998, AlliedSignal, the predecessor company to today’s AdvanSix, sold the plant to Sunoco. Honeywell re-acquired the plant in 2011. The plant has undergone numerous technology advancements through the years and is now one of the largest phenol producing facilities in North America.
AdvanSix’s Frankford facility is one of North America’s largest producers of phenol, which is sold to customers around the world. A large amount of the phenol produced in Frankford is shipped to AdvanSix’s Hopewell, Virginia, site, where it is used to make caprolactam, the primary feedstock in the production of nylon polymer. Nylon is used in carpet fibers, plastics and films. The Frankford plant also produces other chemical intermediates, including acetone and alpha-methylstyrene, which are ultimately used in a variety of applications, including solvents, resins and plastics. The plant, located in the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia, is one of the city’s largest exporters and employs around 200 highly-skilled workers.