A cleaner, greener San Ysidro Yard

The locomotive refueling track in TransNet’s San Ysidro Yard in San Diego, Calif., received an environmentally friendly improvement with the addition of new, custom-designed spill-containment pans from Trans Environmental Systems, Inc. (TESI).

These heavy- duty, steel track pans were specifically designed for railroad tracks where Pandrol clips are used instead of traditional driven-in railroad spikes. West Coast General Corp. installed them “with a minimum effort,” says TESI principal Merrill Bishop. “These open track collector pans were designed to TESI’s patent-pending design. Heavy-duty, drop-in matrixes can be added for tanker trucks and other heavy yard road equipment to use this fueling facility. Calumet-Superior Oil Refinery in Superior, Wisc., has been using this model since 2009. These pans are equipped with NPT drains in the ends of each set and a flat bottom, which allows for easy cleaning. Blown-in debris will not clog a floor drain, like in a typical open track pan.”