Kinder Morgan Coke Train
Every day, a shuttle job runs from Lyondell Basell's Houston oil refinery to Kinder Morgan's Deepwater Terminal export facility, about 6 miles away. The train carries loads of petroleum coke (a refining byproduct) to the Deepwater Terminal for export, where the coke is sent overseas to be burned for energy.
The train uses Kinder Morgan (KMTX) locomotives and hopper cars, but runs with a PTRA crew since most of the run is on Port Terminal trackage. Formerly an afternoon job, on-duty time was moved back to 2359 a few years ago and the train rarely sees daylight these days. But on this hot Sunday morning, the coke train is running late and catches some rays of sunshine on the PTRA's Pasadena District just before entering the Deepwater export facility.
PTRA Job #343 ((Lyondell Basell to Kinder Morgan Deer Park & return))
KMTX SD40-2 #3001
KMTX SD40-2 #3000
Pasadena, TX
June 23rd, 2024
Kinder Morgan Coke Train
Every day, a shuttle job runs from Lyondell Basell's Houston oil refinery to Kinder Morgan's Deepwater Terminal export facility, about 6 miles away. The train carries loads of petroleum coke (a refining byproduct) to the Deepwater Terminal for export, where the coke is sent overseas to be burned for energy.
The train uses Kinder Morgan (KMTX) locomotives and hopper cars, but runs with a PTRA crew since most of the run is on Port Terminal trackage. Formerly an afternoon job, on-duty time was moved back to 2359 a few years ago and the train rarely sees daylight these days. But on this hot Sunday morning, the coke train is running late and catches some rays of sunshine on the PTRA's Pasadena District just before entering the Deepwater export facility.
PTRA Job #343 ((Lyondell Basell to Kinder Morgan Deer Park & return))
KMTX SD40-2 #3001
KMTX SD40-2 #3000
Pasadena, TX
June 23rd, 2024