Alpenglow and CC&L Infrastructure acquire Texas rail terminal

Denver-based terminal operator Alpenglow Rail has partnered with infrastructure investment firm Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure (CC&L Infrastructure) to acquire Orange Rail, a newly constructed rail terminal in Orange, Texas. 

The terminal has access to Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) and BNSF (NYSE: BRK.B), and it serves a “diverse base of blue-chip rail customers,” according to Alpenglow. The facility consists of a loop track that can handle 120-car unit trains, and it has approximately 600 railcar storage spots. The terminal is located on 130 acres of land and is “strategically located” between two refinery and petrochemical centers, Beaumont, Texas, and Lake Charles, Louisiana, Alpenglow said.

“We are very excited to add Orange Rail to our USA Rail portfolio,” said Alpenglow CEO Rich Montgomery. “At USA Rail we serve many of the same customers that will benefit from the acquisition of Orange Rail. This provides excellent optionality for our customer base to execute a single agreement with USA Rail while handling their rail needs across multiple terminals and markets. Uniquely positioned to serve core Gulf Coast petrochemical and industrial centers, our new terminal in Orange is truly one of the most versatile rail terminals in the region.”

Construction of the first phase of the facility of Orange Rail, a subsidiary of Houston-based LJA Engineering, was completed last summer.