Use
Unit trains are typically used for the transportation of bulk goods. This can be solid substances such as
- ballast or gravel
- Iron Ore from mines to ports or steel mills
- Coal from mines to power stations
- Coke from coking plants to steel mills
- Steel
Bulk liquids are transported in unit trains made up of tank cars e.g.
- Crude oil from oil fields to refineries (can be 60,000 barrels (9,500 m3) of oil in a unit train of 100 tank cars)
- Mineral oil products from the refineries to the storage facilities
- Ethanol from ethanol plants to motor fuel blending facilities
- Molten sulfur (non-US:sulphur)
Food, such as:
- Wheat
- Corn
- Fruit juice
- Refrigerated food
Other examples include:
- Shipping containers, generally between a port and a truck depot.
- Cars
- Aggregate
- Waste (garbage), usually for recycling, often metals or paper
- Potash
- Taconite
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