FEDERAL BARGE LINES COAL TRANSFER TERMINAL AT CORA, ILL., BEGINS OPERATIONS; BYPASSES BOTTLENECK ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ALTON

A new high-speed rail-to-barge coal transfer terminal with a capacity of up to 15 million tons a year is now in operation on the Mississippi River at Cora, Ill., 80 miles south of St. Louis. The facility was designed and built by Dravo Corporation of Pittsburgh for Houston Natural Gas Company, (HNG) and will be operated by Federal Barge Lines, an HNG subsidiary. The terminal can load barges at a rate of 5,700 tons an hour through a barge-haul in a single pass. loads a continuous string of five barges in a single pass. Federal Barge Lines tows serving the terminal will have a capacity of up to 45,000 tons.

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  Howard Publications, Incorporated

  300 W. Adams Street, Suite 600, P.O. Box 4728
  Jacksonville, FL  United States  32201
• Publication Date: 1981-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 46
• Serial:
  • American Shipper
  • Publisher: Howard Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1074-8350
  • Serial URL: http://www.americanshipper.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barges; Bulk cargo; Bulk cargo handling; Bulk cargo terminals; Cargo handling; Coal; Coal industry; Coal terminals; Loading and unloading; Marine terminals; Rail marine interface; River ports; Terminal operations
• Old TRIS Terms: Barge cargo handling; Bulk coal; Bulk loading systems
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00330464
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1981 12:00AM