Services
Velocity Rail Solutions is the largest provider of direct-to-locomotive fueling services in the United States, serving Class 1 railroads across the United States. We strive to provide services that meet your expectations while helping you achieve your goals through reliability and performance every day.
Fueling Services
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Direct to Locomotive (DTL) Fueling
- Transport by truck diesel fuel from commercial refinery’s, terminals and customer bulk storage tanks directly into locomotives at dispatched locations and to required locations.
- Dispense fuel from truck to locomotives utilizing specially equipped trucks that meet the customer requirements for safe and spill-free fueling of locomotives.
- Data management utilizing Velocity proprietary Eagle Eye on-board technology that records what, where, when and how much for each fueling event.
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Direct to Storage (DTS) Distribution
- Transportation of diesel fuel by truck from commercial refinery’s and terminals to customer bulk storage tanks.
- Transferring of the diesel fuel from transport unit to the customers bulk storage tank.
- Monitor customer tank levels and ensure required levels are maintained.
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Other Fueling Services
- Like the DTL services Velocity also provides fueling for other rail equipment such as intermodal cranes, hostler trucks, reefer containers and Maintenance-of-Away equipment.
- Transfer of fuel from Rail Tank cars to trucks.
Locomotive Mechanical Services
- Locomotive crew cab cleaning including toilet service including waste evacuation
- Check locomotive water, oil and sand levels and replenish as needed
- Replenish crew packs, water and remove trash
- Daily Locomotive inspection (Blue Card)
- Railcar Repair
- Air Brake, Distributed Power and Load Testing
- Locomotive light repair including brake shoe replacement
Locomotive Operation
- Locomotive switching and piloting
- Train handling & railcar unloading