Railroad Facilities

Without efficient fueling systems, railroads stand still— halting the flow of cargo and passengers across the country. Argus offers one-stop planning, engineering, design and construction management services for railroad fuel handling facilities and systems to keep trains operating safely and efficiently.

From locomotive fuel-dispensing platforms, tank car and truck loading and unloading stations, pipeline receiving stations, fuel storage facilities, pumping stations, and distribution piping systems— we do it all. To meet our clients’ diverse needs, we provide both design/bid/build and design/build project delivery methods.

Comprehensive services for railroads include:

Strategic programming
Engineering design
Operational strategy
Regulatory compliance
Construction administration
Start-up and commissioning services
Construction and environmental permitting
Pipeline stress (ASME B31.3) and surge analysis
Cathodic protection
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) plan preparation
Tank inspections
GPS surveying

Railroad Fueling Systems

Mainline and service platforms
Storage tanks (API 650 and 653)
Truck load and unload
Tank car load and unload
Direct to Locomotive facilities
Dispensing pumping/filtration/metering
Double-contained piping with leak detection
Geosynthetic and concrete secondary containments
Additive injection
Industrial wastewater collection and treatment

Our Clients

Class I Railroads
A/E Firms
Contractors

Market Leader

Glen E. Smith, P.E.

Glen has served as project manager, project design engineer, CAD designer, startup engineer, and resident engineer for the design and construction of numerous petroleum and fueling projects in railroad, oil and gas, and commercial and military aviation. An expert in petroleum receipt and storage and dispensing systems, he has designed truck and tank car load/unload systems, locomotive fueling platforms, above-ground storage tank systems, aviation fueling hydrant systems, and dispensing pumping systems, including piping, tanks, process equipment, valves, and instrumentation.