TTC, Inc.
Travis Transportation Consultants, Inc.
Special Projects
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Thank you for visiting our Web site. TTC, Inc provides quality service to Companies and Municipalities. We specialize in rail transportation with special expertise in the movement of bulk commodities, including but not limited to, Municipal Waste, Contaminated soils, Construction and Demolition Debris, sewer sludge, coal and many others. Count on TTC for your transportation needs.
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| CSX Coal Train de-railed on the Anacostia River Bridge, November 9th, 2007 |
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| Dredge Operation from Spud Barge |
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Anacostia River Project:
Customer: CSX Transportation Company
Project Description:
On
November 9th, 2007, the CSX derailed an 89 car unit coal train, mid
span on the Anacostia River Bridge, 5 miles from our Nation's Capital
in Washington, D.C. Six 100 ton cars of coal ended up in the River,
and as The Washington Post' Elizabeth McGowan, reported:
"If the Anacostia River were a patient,it would be on life support. As if absorbing
20,000 tons of trash and 2 billion gallons of sewage each year isn't enough,
now the bombarded waterway is contending with yet another threat.
More than 600 tons of pulverized, low-sulfur coal were submerged in the
river Nov. 9 when an 89-car CSX Transportation freight train jumped the tracks
on the north side of a less-than-stable, two-track bridge between Anacostia
Park and Kingman Island. Of the 10 derailed cars, six filled to capacity with coal
fell completely into the river, and two spilled partial loads.
The coal causes environmental worries enough. What troubles conservationists
even more is what eventually will unfold up the food chain - from fish
to bug to bald eagle and osprey - if the accident and salvage operation stir up
poisons buried in 6 feet of underwater, organic muck."
Into
this media environment, TTC was called to help coordinate the removal
of the coal from the river and transport and dispose of the recovered
material. Special equipment, supplies and man-power were called to
the site to restore train service to CSX's only north-south route along
the I-95 Corridor. Altogether more than seven companies, over the
initial 8 weeks, were required to deal with specific aspects of the
clean-up operations and restore service to the line.
TTC's
specific responsibilities were to supply the railcars and containers,
supervise the loading operations of the equipment, de-water the removed
material as necessary and arrange for the approvals, transportation and
disposal of the dredged material.
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| C&D Woodchip Gondola Car |
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Rail Car Purchase Agreement
Customer: Hainesport Industrial Railroad
Project Description:
Hainesport Industrial Railroad was interested in moving away from using Norfolk Southern railcars for their movement of Construction and Demolition debris and acquiring their own railcars. TTC worked with them and GATX to identify a suitable car type and quantity. TTC provided information as to market value and condition. Hainesport acquired the cars and are now using them in daily service.
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| Staten Island Transfer Station and Intermodal Facility |
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| Container of MSW at the NY Staten Island Intermodal Facility and Transfer Station |
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Customer: New York City’s Department of Sanitation
Project Description:
New York City, as part of their long term waste disposal plan, requested proposals for the transportation and disposal, via rail, of 1200 tons per day of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) from their newly constructed Staten Island Transfer Station. Allied Waste was chosen to be the the company to provide these services and as Vice President of ECDC Environmental, Allied's wholly owned rail management division, it was Mr. Travis' major responsibility to negotiate the contract, design and implement the mobilization of the railcars and containers to provide a smooth transition from zero tons per day handled by the Transfer Station to the target volume of 1,200 tons per day handled.
The almost four years work, from initial RFP to 1,200 tons per day, was handled with almost flawlessly and under budget. And continues today providing disposal service for New York's Staten Island.
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