On-Site, Short-Term Commodity Storage, Railcar Maintenance and Provisioning

  • track length capacity for 22 rail cars
  • storage silo capacity of up to 1,500 tons allow the transfer of dry bulk materials such as fly ash, cement, cement kiln dust, sand and similar products
  • eight acres of land for the open storage of oversized or bulk materials not needing covered protection
  • storage tanks for many liquids including diesel fuel, edible oils, bio-diesel
    and food-grade or waste liquids
  • box cars, gondolas, open or covered hoppers, tank cars and flat cars can be used to ship or receive finished and unfinished commodities

Provided on-site facility services include:
  • 24 hours facility surveillance provided by NWP employees
  • full facility security fencing
  • electrical connections for 120v, 240v, 480v and 600 amp capacity equipment
  • compressed air, fresh water, liquid waste disposal, heated and insulated storage tanks
  • overnight truck parking and warehouse space for the re-packaging of commodities
  • vacuum trucks for loading, unloading or clean-up activities
  • a certified truck scale
  • car cleaning (all types, including HAZMAT)
  • routine maintenance of rail cars and equipment
  • certified welding, electrical and mechanical services by facility staff on truck or rail equipment
  • sampling of liquid or bulk materials
  • forklifts, cranes, pumping equipment, conveyors, car and pocket shakers, dust collection devices, air slides and other unloading devices for most all materials
  • tank car heaters
  • equipment located on-site for switching of cars and movement of trailers

McDonald Farms Enterprises, Inc. (MFEI) owns and operates through its subsidiary, National Western Properties, LLLC (NWP), a truck/rail trans-loading and unloading, short-term commodity storage facility in Denver, Colorado. The rail facility is served by the BNSF Railway, the Union Pacific Railroad and a short line offering easy rail access throughout the Western United States. In addition, because of its location within one-half mile of the junction of Interstate 25 and Interstate 70, it allows truck access from any direction.