Tesoro Crude Oil Unit Train Unloading Facility - Anacortes, WA

This $55 million unit train unloading facility was designed to unload crude oil from a unit train for refining at the Tesoro refinery at Anacortes, Washington. Built near a federally protected bay, significant precautions were designed into the facility to provide spill protection and stormwater control and retention.

Wilson & Company formed a multi-disciplined team for the development, design, and construction of this facility, which has the capability of unloading two, 100-car unit trains per 24-hour period.

The facility includes:

(4) 25-car ladder tracks
(2) 100-car storage tracks
Rail car wash track
Pumping facilities including pumps, piping, valves, actuators, and air compressors
Track related elements including sub ballast, ballast, ties, track, and mainline switches provided by BNSF Railway Company
Power distribution center
Transformers
Lighting poles
Switchgear and secondary containment liners

Client

Tesoro

Services Provided

Design of all civil and grading
Project tracks and turnout design
Crude oil and stormwater pumping facilities design
Rail un-loading platform design
Facility electrical and operating controls design
Site mechanical and electrical services design
Fire protection design
Construction related services
Facility commissioning services