Rescar's major railcar facilities suffered a direct hit in the dark early morning of September 24, 2005 as Hurricane Rita passed over the company's 63 acre facility at Orange, Texas.
October 18, 2006 (Press Release) --
ORANGE, Texas--Rescar's major railcar repair, maintenance and cleaning facilities suffered a direct hit in the dark early morning of September 24, 2005 as Hurricane Rita passed over the company's 63 acre facility at Orange, Texas. Cleaning facilities were destroyed and everything else was heavily damaged. On Wednesday, October 18, 2006 Rescar gathered its employees, customers and local community members to dedicate the completely redesigned and rebuilt facility-now a model for other Rescar shops throughout North America.
During the past three years, Rescar has totally revamped its railcar process so that the average time railcars spend in its facilities has dropped from the industry-average 70-75 days down to less than 40 days, while quality and safety have improved throughout the company.
“Once we accounted for our employees and started to get over the shock of the unprecedented damage caused by Rita, we asked ourselves if we wanted to simply repair the damage, or if we wanted to make this another step along our path to providing Maximum Velocity for our customers,” Joe Schieszler, Jr., Rescar President and CEO, told guests at Wednesday's dedication ceremony. “We knew what needed to be done to make Orange our flagship facility, so we decided this was our opportunity to do just that. Everyone at Orange suffered more than the damage that was done to our shops, and I'm extremely proud that our team here pulled together to do the hard work that resulted in today's virtually new facility. It will better serve our customers, our employees and the community of Orange.
“Today's event is proof of what we knew when we faced the destruction one year ago. We were down, but we were not out.”
A Full-Service Facility
The full-service facility at Orange is located on 63 acres, has 8.6 miles of track that can accommodate 400-plus cars and has approximately 200,000 square feet under roof with room for up to 90 cars. Located in the heart of the petroleum, petrochemical and chemical refining industry in Texas and Louisiana near Beaumont, Texas, Orange provides a comprehensive menu of services including:
Freight Cars
Plant Services
General repair
Rebuilding
Wreck repairs
Inspections
Exterior painting
Coating applications
Covered hopper cleaning
Wheel replacements
Air brake cleaning
Roller bearing replacement
AAR bill preparation
Tank Cars
AAR Shop Certification to repair, alter and convert tank car tanks (ref. AAR spec for tank cars)
Certified tank tests
Certified safety valve tests
Cleaning
Inspections
Exterior painting
Coating applications
Wheel replacements
Roller bearing replacements
AAR bill preparation
During the past three years, Rescar has totally revamped its railcar process so that the average time railcars spend in its facilities has dropped from the industry-average 70-75 days down to less than 40 days, while quality and safety have improved throughout the company.
“Once we accounted for our employees and started to get over the shock of the unprecedented damage caused by Rita, we asked ourselves if we wanted to simply repair the damage, or if we wanted to make this another step along our path to providing Maximum Velocity for our customers,” Joe Schieszler, Jr., Rescar President and CEO, told guests at Wednesday's dedication ceremony. “We knew what needed to be done to make Orange our flagship facility, so we decided this was our opportunity to do just that. Everyone at Orange suffered more than the damage that was done to our shops, and I'm extremely proud that our team here pulled together to do the hard work that resulted in today's virtually new facility. It will better serve our customers, our employees and the community of Orange.
“Today's event is proof of what we knew when we faced the destruction one year ago. We were down, but we were not out.”
A Full-Service Facility
The full-service facility at Orange is located on 63 acres, has 8.6 miles of track that can accommodate 400-plus cars and has approximately 200,000 square feet under roof with room for up to 90 cars. Located in the heart of the petroleum, petrochemical and chemical refining industry in Texas and Louisiana near Beaumont, Texas, Orange provides a comprehensive menu of services including:
Freight Cars
Plant Services
General repair
Rebuilding
Wreck repairs
Inspections
Exterior painting
Coating applications
Covered hopper cleaning
Wheel replacements
Air brake cleaning
Roller bearing replacement
AAR bill preparation
Tank Cars
AAR Shop Certification to repair, alter and convert tank car tanks (ref. AAR spec for tank cars)
Certified tank tests
Certified safety valve tests
Cleaning
Inspections
Exterior painting
Coating applications
Wheel replacements
Roller bearing replacements
AAR bill preparation
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