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Article date: June 2008 Issue Kris Bevill or (701) 373-0636

http://echanol-producer.com/article.jsp?article_id=4143

The benefits of using unit trains to haul ethanol are economic.  Railroads need fewer cars because large volumes of ethanol can be shuffled from origin to destination.  Producers and refiners benefit by paying less in shipping and car rentals.  Farish is convienced a bulk load-out facility is the way to go and plans to accommodate units at his terminal.  "it is taking us 10 to 22 days to deliver single cars to the Southeast markets that we serve, " Farish says.  "Therein lies the problem."