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Valves and piping at the Iron Horse railcar cleaning facility in Beaumont

CLEANING SERVICES

Rail Car Cleaning

Iron Horse Rail provides full-service railcar cleaning at our Beaumont, TX terminal. We specialize in cleaning tank cars and hopper cars for a full range of commodities.

 

Iron Horse’s cleaning customers can be sure that their railcar will be cleaned and maintained to the highest industry standards. We are committed to delivering a safe clean container on time and expect that as you come to know our level of service, we will become your provider of choice.


Our goal is to build on our reputation of efficiency, on-time delivery, and quality services while handling all the complexities that come with product/waste variations and market swings.

Warning beacon and horn mounted on railcar cleaning equipment

99%

Fugitive Emission Reduction Beyond Industry Standard

Iron Horse sets a new benchmark in environmental responsibility within the railroad industry, surpassing industry standards with its unwavering commitment to Fugitive Emission Reduction

Equipment

Utilizing state-of-the-art equipment and procedures as well as the latest in treatment technologies IHS will efficiently clean the difficult materials from hardened polymer residues and resins to poisonous and flammable liquids and gasses to non-hazardous commodities including, Kosher and Food grade cleans.

 

Iron Horse has designed a cleaning facility which sets a new standard in health, safety, and environmental practices in the railcar cleaning space.

Touchscreen control panel in a steel enclosure at the railcar cleaning rack

Capabilities

Iron Horse specializes in cleaning tank cars and hopper cars carrying:

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  • Flammable liquids (Class 3)

  • Polymer resins

  • Acids (including sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, caustic soda)

  • Specialty chemicals

  • Petrochemical residues

  • Non-hazardous commodities

  • Kosher/food-grade commodities (corn syrup, edible oils, food-grade chemicals)

  • DOT-regulated hazardous materials.

  • And more...

Cleaning services at IHS include:

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  • Abrasive/hydro blasting

  • Nitrogen Purging

  • Non-haz waste solidification

  • Container heating pads

  • Kosher

Emissions control flare stack beside a tank car at the cleaning facility

Ready to schedule railcar cleaning? Contact our team at 409-333-4085 or [email protected]. We respond to service inquiries within one business day.

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