Watco Companies

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Watco Transportation Services, L.L.C.
Overview
Headquarters Pittsburg, Kansas
Dates of operation1983–
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length4,500 track miles

Watco Companies, L.L.C. (Watco) is a transportation company based in Pittsburg, Kansas, formed in 1983 by Charles R. Webb. Watco is composed of four divisions: transportation, mechanical, terminal and port services, and compliance. Watco is the owner of Watco Transportation Services, L.L.C. (WTS), which operates 41 short line railroads in the U.S. and Australia. It is one of the largest short line railroad companies in the United States. As of December 2018, it operated on 5,500 miles (8,900 km) of leased and owned track. Also under transportation is the contract switching the company provides service for 30 customers. That is the service that Watco originally offered before it branched out into other areas.

Contents

Watco’s mechanical division has 19 car repair shops and is one of the largest mechanical services provider in the United States.[ citation needed ] They provide program, contract and emergency repairs. These services include maintenance of all types of cars including tank cars and coal fleets, and the preparation and cleaning of boxcars and refrigerated cars.

The terminal and port services division operates ten warehouses throughout the country. They also operate several transloading facilities and specialize in loading and unloading railcars and moving commodities to their next destination.

Watco also operates two port services in the Gulf Region. Greens Port Terminal on the Houston Ship Channel in Harris County, Texas and Port Birmingham Terminal on the Black Warrior River in Alabama both provide access to the Gulf of Mexico.

Watco's newest division, Watco Supply Chain Services, provides supply chain logistics for highway, intermodal, rail, and international logistics.   

History

CBH class hauled train at Yilliminning, Western Australia in October 2013 CBH 10 entering Yillimining yard.JPG
CBH class hauled train at Yilliminning, Western Australia in October 2013
Watco CF7 #5 at Pittsburg, Texas in August 2015 Pittsburg August 2015 12 (Watco CF7 No. 5).jpg
Watco CF7 #5 at Pittsburg, Texas in August 2015

Watco Companies was started in 1983 by Charles R. "Dick" Webb. The first operation was an industrial switching operation in DeRidder, Louisiana, that is still in existence. Webb then started his first mechanical operation, a railcar repair shop in Coffeyville, Kansas in 1985.

The Coffeyville mechanical shop was held captive to the major rail lines, and during discussions with the Union Pacific the opportunity arose to purchase the line running from Nevada, Missouri, to Coffeyville. This was the Union Pacific’s first short line sale. Watco then looked to the West Region, acquiring the Blue Mountain Railroad in 1998, the Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad in 1992 and the Eastern Idaho Railroad in 1993.

In 1998, they began operating the Stillwater Central Railroad in Oklahoma and the Timber Rock Railroad in Texas. The Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad was acquired in 2001 and the Pennsylvania Southwestern Railroad in 2003. In 2004, they started operations of the Great Northwest Railroad in Washington, the Kaw River in Kansas and Missouri, and the Mission Mountain Railroad in Montana. In 2005 they began operating the Alabama Southern Railroad, the Louisiana Southern Railroad, the Mississippi Southern Railroad, and the Yellowstone Valley Railroad in Montana. The Austin Western Railroad was started in 2007 and shares rail with passenger rail. They also acquired Millennium Rail, Inc., a mechanical service company in 2007. The Baton Rouge Southern and the Pacific Sun Railroad were started in 2008, and they also acquired the mechanical services company Fitzgerald Railcar Services, Inc., and Reload, Inc., a 25-year experienced transloading business. The Grand Elk Railroad began operations in 2009.

In December 2010 Watco entered the Australian rail haulage market when it was awarded a 10-year contract to operate grain services for the CBH Group of Western Australia. [1] [2] Operations commenced in March 2012. [3] [4] In late 2016 Watco Australia was awarded an infrastructure train contract with Brookfield Rail operating ballast and rail work trains.

On December 15, 2010, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. NYSE :  KMP announced an agreement whereby Kinder Morgan will invest up to $150 million over the next year in Watco Companies in exchange for a preferred equity position in the company. Kinder Morgan made an initial $50 million preferred shares investment on January 3, 2011. [5] Additional $50 million equity investment completed in December 2011. [6] Kinder Morgan will receive 3.25% quarterly distribution on the equity investment. Kinder Morgan is a leading pipeline transportation and energy storage company in North America. The transaction provides capital to Watco for further expansion of specific projects and offers Kinder Morgan the opportunity to share in the subsequent growth.

In April 2011, Watco began operating the Autauga Northern Railroad (AUT), between Maplesville and Autauga Creek, Alabama, the third short line in Alabama operated by Watco. [7]

On December 28, 2011 Watco began operations of the Swan Ranch Railroad (SRRR) [8] in the Swan Ranch Industrial Park in Cheyenne, Wyoming. On January 1, 2012, Watco gained majority ownership of the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad, a regional railroad in Wisconsin, and on February 1, 2012 took over operations of the Birmingham Southern Railroad. [9] [10]

On June 4, 2014, Watco and The Greenbrier Companies, Inc NYSE :  GBX announced that they will create an equally owned joint venture, GBW Railcar Services, LLC, providing the railcar repair services. [11] This joint venture was dissolved in August 2018.

Holdings

RailroadBegan operationsTrack length (mi.)CommoditiesFacts
Alabama Southern Railroad (ABS)November 200585 [12] iron and steel, paper products, aggregatesAcquired through lease agreement with KCS
Alabama Warrior Railway (ABWR)August 200915 [13] coal, aggregates, pipe, scrap steel, cementStarted as Marylee Railroad in 1895
Ann Arbor Railroad (AA)January 201350 [14] automotive materialsPurchased from Ann Arbor Acquisition Corp, services mostly Chrysler plant producing Jeep Cherokees
Arkansas Southern Railroad (ARS)October 200562 [15] corn and soybean productsTwo branches, 32-mile northern branch and a 30-mile southern branch
Austin Western Railroad (AWRR)October 2007155 [16] [17] aggregates, crushed limestone, calcium bicarbonate, lumber beer, chemicals, plastic, paperBegan sharing the railway with commuter operations in 2010 with Austin, TX
Autauga Northern Railroad (AUT)April 201144 [18] [19] paper products and aggregatesThird shortline Watco acquired in Alabama
Baton Rouge Southern Railroad (BRS)November 20081.5 [20] chemicals, bauxite, plastic pellets, raw coke, calcinated cokeProvides car storage and use by local chemical companies
Bogalusa Bayou Railroad (BBAY)2015xxxpaperServes Bogalusa’s International Paper
Birmingham Terminal Railway (BHRR)February 201275.9 [21] iron ore, coal, steel sheets and pipeThe dragon in the logo represents the fire that is used to smelt steel
Blue Ridge Southern Railroad (BLU)July 201493woodchips, chemicals, paper, cementFormer Norfolk Southern T-Line (Murphy Branch), W-Line, and TR-line. Based in Canton, NC.
Boise Valley Railroad (BVRR)November 200936 [20] frozen vegetables, lumber, fertilizer, fuelsShares customers with the YSVR and EIRR
Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad (DREI)September 2018 [22] 127 [22] Operates on ex-CSX Transportation trackage acquired in 2018
Eastern Idaho Railroad (EIRR)1993270 [23] corn, sugar, wheat, frozen vegetables, coalLargest Union Pacific sale
Ithaca Central Railroad (ITHR)December 8, 201848,8 [24] salt, coal, plastics, magnesium chlorideLeased from Norfolk Southern
Grand Elk Railroad (GDLK)March 2009151 [25] lumber products, corn, steelInterchanges with 3 Class I railroads
Great Northwest Railroad (GRNW)March 200477 [26] [27] lumber, products, fertilizers, aggregatesCompetition to reach Lewiston while the line was being built was called the "Clearwater River Railroad Wars"
Kanawha River Railroad (KNWA)July 2016309 [28] Chemicals, Aggregates, Agricultural Products [28] Second railroad to be acquired by Watco, LLC in the state of West Virginia. Appalachian & Ohio was briefly operated by Watco Transportation Services LLC. Operates on former Norfolk Southern tracks in Ohio and West Virginia.
Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad (KO)July 2001820 [29] [30] wheat, grain products, chemicals, soybean productsHas state and federal shipping agreements
Kansas City Terminal Railway (KCT)xxxxxxTransfer service and scrap haulerKansas City area
Kaw River Railroad (KAW)June 200443 [31] [32] iron and steel, corn starch, lumber products, aggregates, plastics, industrial productsExpansions in 2005, 2006, and 2007
Louisiana Southern Railroad (LAS)September 2005167 [33] [34] paper products, aggregates, oilsInterchanges at Gibsland, Sibley, and Pineville
Mission Mountain Railroad (MMT)December 200440 [35] [36] lumber, wheatOriginally part of the Haskell Pass, built in 1904
Mississippi Southern Railroad (MSR)April 200528 [37] [38] corn and soybeansInterchanges with KCS at Newton
Pacific Sun Railroad (PSRR)October 200862 [39] corn, soy, lumber, plastic pellets, beer, paints, recyclablesCrews accommodate the schedules of BNSF, coaster, Amtrak and Metro link passenger trains
Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad (PCC)1992202 [40] wheat, frozen vegetables$25 million in state-sponsored track rehabilitation backed by 100-year lease
Pennsylvania Southwestern Railroad (PSWR)April 200312 [41] [42] steel scrap, steel productsFirst Watco operation to service a steel mill
Pecos Valley Southern Railway (PVSR)201219sand, gravel, crude oilFormerly operated by Capitol Aggregates
San Antonio Central Railway (SAC)2012xxxxxxOperates within Port San Antonio’s East Kelly Railport at night
Stillwater Central Railroad (SLWC)1998279 [43] crude oil, sand, gypsum, cement, stone, steelHigher than industry average rating of customer service and personal attention
South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (SKOL)March 1987380 [43] grains, cement, coal, fertilizer, aggregates, steel, sandOperates out of the historic Cherryvale, Kansas depot
Swan Ranch Railroad (SRRR)December 20113.25 [44] asphaltWhen finished, the Swan Ranch Industrial Park will encompass 7,200 acres
Timber Rock Railroad (TIBR)1998168 [45] aggregates, lumber products, plastics, fuelAdditions in 2002 and 2004; services the founding operation site in DeRidder, LA
Vicksburg Southern Railroad (VSOR)January 200621 [46] [47] lumber, steelFormerly known as the Redwood Branch
Watco Australia May 2012NA - operator onlygrainFirst international operation of Watco
Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co. (WSOR)January 2012700 [48] lumber, coal, liquid and dry fertilizers, corn, beans, plastic, aggregates, ethanol, liquid petroleumWisconsin's second-largest railroad
Yellowstone Valley Railroad (YSVR)August 2005172 [49] [50] grains, plastics, ethanol, crude oil, sandAwarded BNSF Shortline Achievement Award for development of Customers in 2009

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References

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  2. ↑ Watco wins CBH grain rail contract Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine Rail Express December 15, 2010
  3. ↑ CBH, Watco rail agreement starts early Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine World Grain April 2, 2012
  4. ↑ CBH grain wagons go to work early Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine Farm Weekly April 5, 2012
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