intermodal + transload
our expertise
With cost control and operational efficiency at the forefront of client concerns, Patrick understands the solutions our intermodal and transload projects require. Patrick has the experience and capability to provide value-added, efficient designs and delivery that complies with FRA, AREMA, and port authority standards. Class I railroads, shipping, trucking, and liquid/bulk materials handling clients all rely on Patrick for optimizing their facility efficiency and product distribution. With an eye on safety, operational maintenance, and lifecycle costs, Patrick is a preferred engineering and construction provider for intermodal and transload projects.
our disciplines
Rail Engineering + Inspection
Roadway Design
Site + Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering, Bridges + Retaining Structures
Drainage + Hydraulics
Docks + Marine Structures
Pipeline + Pump Station Design
Geotechnical Engineering
Constructability + Value Engineering
Product Movement + Optimization
Transloading – Bulk + Liquid
Local, State + Federal Permitting
Environmental Engineering
Electrical Engineering + Power System Studies
Construction + Construction Management
Geospatial Services + Asset Management
our projects
Canadian National (CN) | Warren Transload Facility
Canadian National (CN) engaged Patrick to provide a turn-key design-build project to expand their chemical transloading operations in their Warren, Michigan railyard. Four different liquid chemical products are transloaded at the site from railcars into delivery trucks. The existing tracks were lengthened to accommodate ten additional railcars onsite and the existing steam, nitrogen, water, and electrical utilities were upgraded and expanded to increase the facility's transload capacity. Patrick also procured and installed a new boiler and two new mobile unloading gantries for the site. Engineering services performed by Patrick included structural design, rail design, electrical design, civil and site drainage design, mechanical design. Construction services performed by Patrick included construction management, at-risk contracting, material procurement and logistics, scheduling, cost estimating, project safety management, and coordination with facility operations.