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End Of An Era: StL Coal Terminal Closes
| 题名： | End Of An Era: StL Coal Terminal Closes |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | DAVID MURRAY |
| 摘要： | One of the largest and most important rail-to-barge trans-loading facilities in mid-America is closing, another sign of the decline of the coal era in American power generation. Located north of St. Louis on the right descending bank of the Mississippi River, across from the lower exit of the Chain of Rocks Canal, the Hall Street facility is the terminus of the shortest rail connection from the Powder River Basin coal fields in Montana to the northernmost year-round, lock-free, ice-free Mississippi River port. It has served energy customers in Louisiana with cleaner, low-sulfur Powder River Basin coal since 1979. It is due to close in April after a storied career. At its peak, it employed a staff of 34 that moved between 7 million and 8 million tons of coal a year from rail to barge- quickly, efficiently, safely, year in and year out, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except when closed by forces beyond its control. What made the facility run so smoothly? "It was the people," said David Evans, who rose from a maintenance worker when the facility was first opened to become its supervisor. "Everyone who worked there wanted to be there, and they were always looking for ways to make it more efficient." Evans reckons it moved a total of 218 million tons of coal during its long career. "We moved a little bit of petroleum coke, too, but not enough to mention," added Tom Waters, who served as director of coal and energy sales and operations at the facility during his 25 years with ACBL. |
| 出版年： | 2021 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 134 |
| 期： | 51 |
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