Transportation

RAILROAD SERVICES
Engineering

There are many wastewater firms and there a number of firms that provide traditional track and structures engineering. But there are very few firms that understand both the world of railroading and wastewater treatment. Kennedy/Jenks is one of the very few.

Kennedy/Jenks is the nation’s most experienced railroad wastewater consultant. We are the go-to specialists when it comes to railroad industrial wastewater solutions. In the past decade alone our team has completed more than 30 Class I wastewater projects in 26 states ranging from a basic oil/water separator, to lagoons, to complex mechanical treatment plants. The constructed cost of these projects exceeds $50 million. Services we offer include:

  • Planning
  • Studies
  • Wastewater characterization
  • Wastewater collection, lift stations, lagoons, oil/water separation, dissolved air flotation, sludge handling, drying beds
  • Stormwater characterization
  • Strormwater collection, conveyence, detention, retention, and treatment
  • Procurement
  • Construction services (bidding, contract negotiations support, construction observation, commissioning, startup, O&M manuals)
  • Design/build
  • Permitting
  • Instrumentation and control
  • PLC/SCADA
  • Permit negotiation support
  • Planning, Permitting, Design, Bid, Contract Administration, Resident Engineering & Construction Management

Railroad Projects

Design and Construction Management

Galesburg, Illinois
The BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) rail yard in Galesburg, Illinois is located on BNSF?s booming transcon system that stretches from the southern California ports to Chicago.

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Railroad Fueling Facility

Temple, Texas
Every day 40 to 50 trains pass through the BNSF North and South mainline fueling areas in Temple, Texas.

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Diesel Shop Improvement and Fueling Facility

Cicero, Illinois
The BNSF Railway Company retained Kennedy/Jenks Consultants to design improvements and manage the $15-million construction to the existing diesel shop and fueling facility.

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Project Web for a Locomotive Servicing Facility

Chicago, IL

While providing construction management and project design for a railroad facility, Kennedy/Jenks developed a web site that provided daily project updates in text and photos and kept the client fully informed about the progress of construction.

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Process Engineering for a Locomotive Servicing Facility

Class I Railway Company
Sioux City, Iowa


A Class I Railroad Company constructed a new servicing facility in Sioux City that included fuel tanks, service platform, and a wastewater pretreatment facility.

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NPDES SW Permitting Assistance

Class 1 Railroad Company
A major Class I Railroad company needed assistance in gathering the data required to meet regulatory deadlines for a group NPDES application with a railroad association.

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