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Specialty Services

Railcar cleaning and cathodic protection, done by our own crews.

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Mobile Railcar Cleaning

We clean railcars where they sit, so they don't leave the yard before an inspection, a repair or a change in service. Our crews clean to the standards inspectors, repair shops and asset managers hold you to, any time of day and in any weather. Every job is quoted on its location, material and scope.

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What you get

Petroleum, asphalt, ethanol, crude, diesel, cement, sand, agricultural and chemical products

Kosher and food-grade capable

Other materials on request

Available 24/7 nationwide

Photos before, during and after every job

OSHA-trained crews with a supervisor on every job

Static grounding, derailers and SDS followed on every car

More than 10,000 railcars cleaned

Our process

Scope review

We go over site requirements and hazards with your team.

Safety setup

Daily JHAs, confined space permits and air monitoring.

Clean

A trained crew and a supervisor do the work.

Document

Photos before, during and after the job.

Seal and certify

We check the work and hand over the paperwork.

Cathodic protection test station with wire leads

Cathodic Protection

We install and repair cathodic protection systems on pipelines. We dig with vacuum or auger to reach anode beds more than 20 feet down, and handle the test stations, bonding and recoat work that goes with them.

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What you get

Test station and anode installation

Anode surface beds more than 20 feet deep, by vacuum or auger

Aerial crossing and pipeline recoat

Excavation and recoat

Negative cable attachments

Joint bonding

Coupons, reference cells and PREs

AC mitigation installation

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Tell us what's under your site.

Send the location, the service and the timeline. The branch covering your ZIP picks it up.

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