The Port Bienville Railroad is a
class III railroad operating in
Mississippi.
All mainline rail operated by PBVR has 286,000 pound gross-weight-on-rail capability. PBVR can store up to 429 rail cars at any one time. Multi-modal warehouse and trans-load facilities are available. The multi-modal facility is located in the Gulf Coast Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) #92 within the industrial park. A trans-loading site is available for other prime sites for bulk transfers and storage of product.
PBVR provides daily service to a
Class I railroad interchange at
Ansley, Mississippi
Ansley is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States. It is located approximately west of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Bay St. Louis.
History
Ansley was established as a Request stop, flag sto ...
. Port Bienville is located east of
New Orleans, Louisiana.
The PBVR provides switching services for various customers within their plants and for moving cars to and from off-plant site storage facilities. PBVR also offers rail car in-transit storage for customers who ship across the Gulf Coast. Its daily service provides great flexibility for storing of future shipments.
The railroad was heavily damaged by
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the cost ...
in 2005 however repairs were made and PBVR is back in full operation.
External links
* portairspace.com/advantages/rail
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Mississippi railroads
Switching and terminal railroads