Storage continues to be active with the return on lease locations still in full swing. There is definite tightening across a few regions while at the same time capacity is being added. Keep in touch with PFL for all your storage needs, as supply and demand is ever changing. If you have a project need to perform maintenance, clean cars or reposition cars in a cost effective manner, call PFL today to trouble shoot your situation.
We are starting to see a significant amount of cars moving out of storage now for crude plays in the Bakken and Alberta and anticipate several thousand crude cars moving into service this month.
Association of American Railroads Rail Time Indicators
The AAR just released its monthly Rail Time Indicators report in which it reports railcars in storage. As of January 1, 2020, there were 408,100 empty railcars in storage, representing 24.4% of the North American fleet. This represented an 11,900 unit increase (+3.0%) from last month and an 110,700 unit increase year over year (+37.2%).
The majority of the increase came from covered hoppers, open-top hoppers and gondolas. Railcars in storage have now increased 14 out of the past 15 months and are at the highest level since August of 2016. This is a negative data point for the railcar manufacturers lessors.
We expect new railcar demand will remain muted in the near term from a combination of soft rail volumes and PSR implementation/faster train speeds. However, watch those tank cars for crude and hoppers for fracsand. With the situation in Iran and spreads making rail favorable for a handful of basins, we should if all remains equal see some relief for lessors
Loaded storage for energy products is still available so call PFL today for availability, locations and rates!
Live Railcar Storage Availability
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| State | Class | Spaces | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | CSX | 300 | Southeast Alabama |
| Alabama | CSX, NS | 135 | Central Alabama |
| Alabama | CSX | 143 | South Central Alabama. |
| Alabama | CSX | 96 | Southeast Alabama |
| Alabama | CSX, NS | 150 | Can accept haz Northern Alabama. CSX only connection. |
| Alabama | BNSF, CSX | 50 | Will accept loaded hazmat cars. Central Alabama. |
| Alabama | CSX, NS | 75 | Northern Alabama. CSX via the ATN |
| Alabama | BNSF, CN, CP, CSX, KCS, NS, UP | 100 | Empty or non-haz residue. Gulf Coast area. |
| Alabama | CSX, NS | 30 | Located in the northern Alabama region. |
| Alabama | CSX, KCS, NS | 30 | West Central Alabama |
| Alabama | NS | 70 | Central Alabama |
| Alabama, Florida | CSX | 167 | Northern Florida/Southern Alabama |
| Alabama, Florida, Mississippi | BNSF, CN, CSX, KCS, NS | 213 | Gulf Coast |
| Alabama, Georgia | NS | 165 | East Central Alabama/West Central Georgia |
| Alabama, Georgia | CSX, NS | 740 | South Central GA |
| Alabama, Georgia | CSX | 60 | Northcentral Georgia |
| Alabama, Mississippi | BNSF, CP, KCS, NS | 149 | Eastern Mississippi |
| Alabama, Mississippi | CSX, KCS, NS | 240 | Eastern Mississippi/Central Alabama |
| Alberta | CP | 200 | Located in the southern Alberta region |
| Alberta | CP | 50 | Central Alberta, Canada |
| Alberta | CN | 100 | |
| Alberta | CN | 100 | Southeast Alberta |
| Alberta | CN | 220 | Central Alberta |
| Arizona | BNSF | 50 | East-Central Arizona |
| Arizona, California | BNSF | 275 | West Arizona |
| Arkansas | UP | 200 | South Arkansas. Last in first out. |
| Arkansas | BNSF, UP | 800 | Central Arkansas. Cannot accept loaded hazmat. |
| Arkansas | UP | 190 | Central Arkansas |
| Arkansas | BNSF, UP | 300 | Central Arkansas |
| Arkansas | BNSF, KCS, UP | 350 | Central Oklahoma |
| Arkansas | BNSF, KCS, UP | 275 | West Arkansas |
| Arkansas | KCS, UP | 125 | West Arkansas |
| Arkansas | KCS, UP | 40 | Southwest Arkansas |
| Arkansas | KCS | 200 | Southwest Arkansas |
| Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri | BNSF, KCS, UP | 250 | Southern Missouri - Northern Arkansas |
| Arkansas, Louisiana | KCS, UP | 500 | Northern Louisiana |
| Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas | BNSF, KCS, UP | 300 | Northeastern Texas/Southeastern Oklahoma |
| California | UP | 800 | Central California region. Can accept loaded hazmat. |
| California | BNSF | 17 | Southern California |
| California | BNSF, UP | 300 | Located in central California, this location offers transloading. Loaded non-haz and empty haz |
| California | BNSF, UP | 35 | Central California. Can accept loaded haz. |
| California | UP | 160 | Bay Area Site has transloading capabilities |
| California, Oregon | UP | 150 | Located in northern California as well as Oregon, this location has transloading capabilities. |
| Colorado | BNSF, UP | 300 | Central CO Haz ok transloading available |
| Colorado | UP | 200 | South-central Colorado. |
| Colorado | UP | 80 | Northeast Colorado |
| Colorado | BNSF, UP | 300 | North Colorado. Only accepting non-haz at this time |
| Colorado, Kansas | BNSF, UP | 500 | Northwest Kansas - East Colorado |
| Delaware | NS | 100 | Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia |
| Florida | CSX | 192 | Florida Panhandle |
| Florida | CSX | 150 | Located in north Florida, this location offers onsite transloading. |
| Florida | CSX, NS | 10 | Northeast Florida |
| Florida, Georgia | CSX | 69 | Northern Florida/Southern Georgia |
| Georgia | NS | 540 | Southern Tennessee/Northern Georgia |
| Georgia | CSX, NS | 110 | Central Georgia |
| Georgia | CSX, NS | 270 | Eastern Georgia |
| Georgia | NS | 67 | Southwestern Georgia |
| Georgia | CSX, NS | 300 | Located in South Georgia. |
| Georgia | CSX | 75 | Eastern Georgia |
| Georgia | CSX, NS | 150 | Central Georgia |
| Georgia | NS | 200 | Central Georgia |
| Georgia | CSX, NS | 100 | Onsite transloading available. South Georgia |
| Georgia | CSX | 200 | Northern Ky |
| Georgia | CSX | 50 | Mid-Georgia Area |
| Idaho | BNSF, UP | 200 | Southwest Idaho |
| Idaho | UP | 300 | Southwest Idaho |
| Idaho | UP | 300 | Southern Idaho |
| Idaho, Washington | BNSF, UP | 100 | Southeast Washington |
| Illinois | CN, NS | 100 | Central Illinois |
| Illinois | BNSF, CN, CP, CSX, NS, UP | 100 | Northeastern Illinois |
| Illinois | CN | 50 | Located in central Illinois, this location only accepts empty non-hazardous railcars. |
| Illinois | BNSF, CN, KCS, NS, UP | 1100 | Central Illinois |
| Illinois | BNSF, UP, NS, CN | 332 | Central Illinois |
| Illinois | BNSF | 500 | Northwest Illinois. Can accept hazmat storage. |
| Illinois | CN, CSX, NS, UP | 300 | Eastern Illinois / Western Indiana |
| Illinois | CN | 250 | Northeast Illinois |
| Illinois | CSX, KCS, NS, UP | 200 | Greater St Louis. Can accept empty or residual hazmat. |
| Illinois | BNSF | 100 | S IL |
| Indiana | BNSF, CN, CP, CSX, NS, UP | 100 | Northwest Indiana |
| Indiana | CSX, NS | 474 | Located in Southern Indiana this location has 125 spots that need rehab. Rehab can be completed within one week of a signed contract for a minimum of three months. |
| Indiana | BNSF, CN, CSX, NS, UP | 447 | Central Illinois |
| Indiana | CSX | 250 | Southern Indiana Loaded haz ok |
| Indiana | IHB | 150 | Greater Chicago |
| Indiana | CN, CSX | 110 | SW Indiana |
| Indiana | CSX, NS | 100 | Eastern Ohio cherry picking ok |
| Indiana | BNSF, CSX, NS, UP | 50 | Southern Illinois/Southern Indiana |
| Indiana | NS | 130 | Northeast Illinois |
| Indiana | CSX | 200 | Southwest Indiana |
| Indiana | CSX, NS | 250 | Northwest Indiana cherry picking ok |
| Indiana | CSX, UP | 150 | Eastern Illinois. UP through line haul |
| Indiana | CSX | 50 | SE Indiana |
| Indiana | CN | 200 | Northwest Indiana |
| Indiana, Kentucky | CSX, NS | 100 | Northern Kentucky |
| Indiana, Michigan, Ohio | CN, CSX, NS | 350 | South Central Ohio |
| Iowa | BNSF, CN, CP, NS, UP, KCS | 300 | Central Iowa |
| Iowa | CN, CP, UP | 250 | Central Iowa |
| Iowa | CN, UP | 200 | East Central Iowa |
| Kansas | BNSF | 400 | Located in south central Kansas. |
| Kansas | BNSF | 400 | Southwest Kansas cherry picking ok |
| Kansas | BNSF | 65 | West Kansas |
| Kansas | BNSF | 150 | Eastern Kansas Transloading Available |
| Kansas | BNSF, UP | 400 | Central Kansas |
| Kansas | BNSF, KCS, UP | 300 | Southeast Kansas |
| Kansas | UP | 250 | Southeast Kansas |
| Kansas | UP | 250 | SE Kansas |
| Kentucky | CSX, NS | 150 | Located in the north central Kentucky region. |
| Kentucky | CSX | 150 | Located in southwestern Kentucky and stretches into northwestern Tennessee. |
| Kentucky | CSX | 25 | Located in the north central Kentucky region. |
| Kentucky, Tennessee | CSX | 300 | Cannot accept hazmat. Located in Northern Tennessee. |
| Louisiana | BNSF, UP | 200 | South Louisiana |
| Louisiana | UP | 50 | Southern Louisiana |
| Louisiana | KCS | 450 | Northwest Louisiana |
| Louisiana | BNSF, CSX, KCS, NS, UP | 150 | New Orleans area. Can store cars long and short term. Will accept loaded or empty cars. Rail to truck transloading is available. |
| Louisiana | KCS, UP | 300 | Northern Louisiana |
| Louisiana | KCS | 400 | Northwestern Louisiana 800 spots available for larger orders. Last in first out. |
| Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont | CN | 175 | Will accept hazmat commodities. Also has the capability to cherry pick. New Hampshire - Maine |
| Manitoba | CP | 100 | |
| Maryland | CSX | 150 | Northern Maryland |
| Maryland | CSX, NS | 50 | Can accept loaded hazmat. Eastern Maryland can transload dry bulk and haz liquids |
| Massachusetts | CSX, NS | 35 | South Central Massachusetts |
| Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut | CN, CP, CSX, NS | 412 | New England |
| Massachusetts, Ontario | CN | 166 | Southern Ontario |
| Michigan | CN | 150 | Central Michigan |
| Michigan | CSX, NS | 100 | Western Michigan |
| Michigan | CN | 500 | Central Michigan. Cannot accept loaded haz. |
| Michigan | CSX | 500 | Central Michigan |
| Michigan | CSX, NS | 600 | Western Michigan |
| Michigan | CSX | 350 | West Shore Michigan |
| Michigan | CSX | 100 | Can take loaded haz and unit train capable |
| Michigan | NS | 75 | Southern Michigan |
| Michigan | CN, CSX, NS | 150 | This location is capable of handling railcar repairs. Southeastern Michigan. Only accepts empty cars. |
| Michigan, Indiana | CN, CSX, NS | 400 | Western Michigan - Northern Indiana |
| Minnesota | BNSF | 100 | Central Minnesota |
| Minnesota | BNSF | 650 | West Central Minnesota |
| Minnesota | CN | 300 | Northern Minnesota |
| Minnesota | CN CP BN UP | 100 | Eastern MN |
| Minnesota | BNSF | 300 | Central MN |
| Minnesota | BNSF, CP, UP | 150 | Southeastern Minnesota |
| Minnesota | BNSF, CPKCS | 300 | Northern Minnesota |
| Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming | BNSF, CP, UP | 1000 | Central South Dakota. Cannot accept hazmat. Last in first out. |
| Mississippi | BNSF, CN, CSX, KCS, NS | 440 | Eastern Mississippi. Cannot accept hazmat. |
| Mississippi | BNSF, KCS, NS | 40 | Eastern Mississippi |
| Mississippi | BNSF, KCS, NS | 250 | Northern Mississippi |
| Mississippi | BNSF, CN, NS,UP, CSX | 350 | North Central Miss Can do Haz |
| Mississippi | KCS | 50 | Southern Mississippi (Gulf) |
| Mississippi | CN | 400 | NW Mississippi |
| Mississippi | CN | 10 | Southwestern Mississippi |
| Mississippi | KCS | 50 | Western Mississippi |
| Missouri | BNSF, CSX, CN, KCS, NS, UP | 30 | Eastern Missouri. Loaded hazmat ok. |
| Missouri | KCS | 400 | Eastern Missouri cherry picking ok |
| Montana | BNSF | 200 | Northern Montana |
| Montana | BNSF, UP | 400 | Central Montana |
| Montana | BNSF | 150 | Northwestern Montana area |
| Nebraska | BNSF, UP | 50 | Eastern Nebraska transloading and other services. Non-haz only |
| Nebraska | BNSF | 360 | Eastern Nebraska. Non-haz. Will consider empty / residue haz on a case by case |
| New Jersey | CSX, NS | 100 | Southern NJ Transloading available. Can store loaded hazmat. |
| New Jersey | CSX, NS | 50 | Eastern New Jersey. Loaded cars only |
| New Jersey | CSX, NS | 200 | Western NJ |
| New Mexico | UP | 50 | South New Mexico |
| New Mexico | BNSF | 150 | Southeast New Mexico |
| New York | CP, CSX, NS | 667 | Upstate New York |
| New York | CSX, NS | 200 | Upstate New York. |
| New York | CSX, NS | 1000 | Central NY |
| New York | NS | 300 | Western New York area |
| New York | NS | 250 | Upstate New York. |
| New York | CSX, NS | 75 | Central NY |
| New York | CSX | 300 | Central NY |
| New York | CP, NS | 150 | Central NY |
| New York, Pennsylvania | NS | 100 | Northern Pennsylvania/Southern New York |
| North Carolina | CSX, NS | 125 | Central North Carolina |
| North Carolina | CSX | 300 | Southeastern North Carolina |
| North Carolina | CSX, NS | 20 | Mid-north Carolina |
| North Carolina | CSX, NS | 50 | Located in southeast North Carolina |
| North Carolina | NS | 80 | Eastern NC Transloading available |
| North Carolina | NS | 100 | Northern North Carolina area |
| North Dakota | BNSF | 100 | Southern North Dakota |
| North Dakota | BNSF | 300 | Northeast North Dakota |
| Nova Scotia | CN | 225 | |
| Ohio | CSX, NS | 579 | Central Ohio |
| Ohio | CSX, NS | 322 | Eastern Ohio |
| Ohio | CSX, NS | 75 | Eastern Ohio |
| Ohio | CSX, NS | 100 | Western Pennsylvania/Eastern Ohio |
| Ohio | CSX, NS | 116 | Northeastern Ohio |
| Ohio | NS | 400 | Has grain loading for outgoing cars corn, soybean and wheat Northwest Ohio |
| Ohio | CSX, NS | 50 | Northern Ohio |
| Ohio | CSX, NS | 70 | Central Ohio |
| Ohio | CSX | 50 | Central Ohio prefer longer term |
| Ohio | CSX, NS | 300 | Greater Cleveland. Empty non-haz Only |
| Ohio | NS | 150 | Eastern Ohio |
| Ohio | CN, CSX, NS | 100 | Northern Ohio and Michigan |
| Ohio | NS | 200 | Central Ohio |
| Oklahoma | BNSF, UP | 300 | Currently expanding. South Kansas Northern Oklahoma. |
| Oklahoma | BNSF, UP | 500 | Currently last in first out. Southwest Oklahoma Can accept loaded Haz no PIH/PIH |
| Oklahoma | BNSF, UP | 50 | Northeast Oklahoma |
| Oklahoma | BNSF, UP | 300 | Central Oklahoma |
| Ontario | CP, CN | 199 | Southeast Ontario |
| Ontario | CN, CP | 550 | Southeast Ontario |
| Ontario | CN | 455 | Southern Ontario |
| Ontario | CN | 150 | Southern Ontario |
| Ontario | CN | 50 | |
| Ontario | CP, CN | 100 | |
| Ontario | CP, CN, CSX | 30 | Ontario |
| Oregon | BNSF, UP | 2100 | Northwest Oregon |
| Oregon | UP/CORP | 70 | Southern Oregon |
| Oregon | UP | 75 | Eastern Oregon |
| Pennsylvania | NS | 50 | Southeast PA |
| Pennsylvania | CSX | 67 | Western Pennsylvania |
| Pennsylvania | CP, CSX, NS | 130 | Southern Pennsylvania |
| Pennsylvania | NS | 200 | Central PA |
| Pennsylvania | CP | 100 | Eastern Pennsylvania |
| Pennsylvania | NS | 300 | Central PA |
| Pennsylvania | NS | 100 | |
| Pennsylvania | CSX, NS | 110 | Southern Pennsylvania |
| Pennsylvania | CSX | 300 | South Central Pennsylvania. Will accept residue hazmat cars. |
| Pennsylvania | NS | 100 | Northern Pennsylvania |
| Pennsylvania | NS | 50 | Eastern PA |
| Pennsylvania | NS | 400 | Located in central Pennsylvania |
| Pennsylvania | CSX, NS | 400 | Western Pennsylvania Empty non-haz only |
| Pennsylvania | NS | 500 | West Pennsylvania |
| Quebec | CN, CP | 800 | Southern Quebec |
| Quebec | CN, CSX, NS | 175 | Southern Quebec |
| Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island | CN, CP, NS, CSX | 606 | Eastern Massachusetts |
| Saskatchewan | CP | 200 | |
| Saskatchewan | CP | 300 | Can store long or short term. |
| Saskatchewan | CP | 80 | |
| Saskatchewan | CN | 100 | |
| Saskatchewan | CN | 400 | Central Saskatchewan |
| South Carolina | CSX | 150 | Northern South Carolina |
| South Carolina | CSX | 90 | Central South Carolina |
| South Dakota | UP | 500 | Northeast SD LIFO |
| South Dakota | BNSF | 350 | SE S Dakota |
| South Dakota | BNSF | 150 | Southeastern South Dakota area |
| South Dakota, Iowa | BNSF, UP, CN | 150 | Onsite transloading and railcar inspection services Southeast South Dakota |
| Tennessee | CSX | 250 | Western Tennessee |
| Texas | UP | 100 | East Texas |
| Texas | UP | 50 | East Texas |
| Texas | BNSF, KCS, UP | 400 | Northern Texas |
| Texas | BNSF, KCS, UP, TXPF | 169 | Southeastern Texas (Gulf) |
| Texas | UP | 160 | Mid-coast Texas Will accept hazmat |
| Texas | BNSF, UP | 168 | Northeastern Texas |
| Texas | UP | 100 | Western Texas |
| Texas | BNSF, UP | 200 | Central Texas |
| Texas | BNSF, KCS, UP | 50 | Greater Houston |
| Texas | BNSF, UP | 25 | Greater Houston |
| Texas | UP | 25 | Loaded Haz, barge access, storage tanks, transloading |
| Texas | BNSF, UP | 25 | Texas Gulf Area |
| Texas | UP | 50 | Southwest Texas |
| Texas | BNSF, UP | 100 | S Texas |
| Texas | BNSF | 90 | Central Texas |
| Texas | BNSF, UP | 400 | 9,000 LF Unit Train Loop Track South Central Texas. Prefers Loaded Haz |
| Texas | BNSF, UP | 200 | Gulf Texas |
| Texas | BNSF, UP | 200 | Greater Houston Area |
| Texas | CN | 100 | West Texas |
| Texas | BNSF, UP | 175 | North Texas - South Oklahoma |
| Texas | UP | 150 | Southeast Texas |
| Texas | UP | 350 | South Central Texas |
| Texas | BNSF | 400 | Panhandle Texas |
| Texas | BNSF, UP | 25 | Gulf Houston Area |
| Texas | KCS | 500 | East Texas Empty Non-haz only |
| Texas | PTRA to UP and BNSF | 25 | Central Gulf Coast |
| Texas | BNSF, KCS, UP | 25 | Houston Area Loaded Haz OK - UP via PTRA |
| Texas | BNSF, UP | 200 | West Texas |
| Texas | UP | 100 | West Texas |
| Texas | BNSF, KCS, UP | 200 | Southern Texas |
| Texas | UP | 400 | West Texas - East New Mexico |
| Utah | BSNF, UP | 250 | Northcentral Utah. Haz ok |
| Virginia | CSX, NS | 100 | Onsite transloading available. Southeast Virginia |
| Washington | BNSF | 100 | Accepts Hazmat. West-central Washington |
| Washington | BNSF | 200 | East Central Washington |
| Washington | BNSF | 20 | Northeast Washington |
| Washington | UP | 20 | Southeastern Washington |
| Wisconsin | CN | 250 | North Western Wisconsin, great storage location! |
| Wisconsin | UP | 250 | Northwestern Wisconsin area. Has transloading area. |
| Wisconsin | CN | 100 | Central Wisconsin |
| Wisconsin | BNSF, CN, CP, CSX, NS, UP | 300 | Southern Wisconsin |
| Wyoming | BNSF, UP | 150 | Southeast Wyoming |