Terminal
BNSF Railway
3940 N Railroad Avenue, Pacso, WA 99301
- pipelines supplying
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- confirmed delivery points
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- lowest ¢/bbl into this terminal
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- terminals within 100 mi
- 5
Supplied by
No tariff delivery point is linked to this terminal yet. It may be supplied by barge, truck, or a pipeline whose tariffs we haven’t researched.
Can be sourced from
No published rates into this terminal’s delivery points yet — its pipeline’s rate tariffs haven’t been transcribed.
Terminals within 100 miles
| Terminal | City | Miles | Products (inferred from supply) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesoro Logistics Operations - Pasco T-91-WA-4402 | Pasco, WA | 4.6 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Tidewater Terminal - Snake River T-91-WA-4420 | Pasco, WA | 4.7 | gasoline distillate |
| Tidewater Terminal - Umatilla T-93-OR-4452 | Umatilla, OR | 24.8 | gasoline distillate |
| Union Pacific Hinkle Fuel Warehouse T-91-OR-4465 | Hermiston, OR | 33.1 | distillate |
| Phillips 66 Pipeline - Moses Lake T-91-WA-4401 | Moses Lake, WA | 64.5 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
Delivered ethanol cost
Estimate over Chicago ethanol (CHI)
+24.01¢/gal
From Arkalon Ethanol LLC (Liberal, KS) by UP single tank car, Optima, OK → Wallula, WA: about 1,551 rail miles and 12.5 days in transit, then transload and truck to the rack.
Assumptions: TOE (Round 2 adders, realistic transit)
| Cost line | ¢/gal | How |
|---|---|---|
| Basis | -12.50 | table · Origin-state discount to Chicago |
| Rail tariff | +26.40 | published · UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Rail car lease | +5.35 | calculated · 1,300/month, 10 + 2 + 2 × 12.52 days |
| Fuel surcharge | +0.50 | flat |
| Transload | +1.25 | flat |
| Truck freight | +1.25 | flat · Transload to terminal |
| Wholesale margin | +0.00 | flat |
| Terminal charge | +1.15 | flat · Terminaling estimate |
| Carrying cost | +0.60 | calculated · $2.262 × 5% ÷ 365 × (12.52 + 7 days) |
| Delivered over CHI | +24.01 |
- Built on an expired rate: UP 2028-A expired 2023-09-30; current rates must be re-acquired.
- 9 plant(s) in CO, OR, WI not costed: no basis to Chicago on record for those states.
Options compared
| Origin | Move | Days | Basis ¢ | Delivered ¢/gal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkalon Ethanol LLC Liberal, KS | UP · Optima, OK → Wallula, WA | 12.5 | -12.50 | +24.01 |
| Midwest Renewable Energy LLC Sutherland, NE | UP · Cozad, NE → Wallula, WA | 10.6 | -12.50 | +24.95 |
| Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Hastings, NE | UP · Hastings, NE → Wallula, WA | 12.5 | -12.50 | +25.55 |
| Mgp Ingredients Inc Atchison, KS | UP · Kansas City, MO → Wallula, WA | 14.5 | -12.50 | +25.62 |
| Kansas Ethanol LLC Lyons, KS | UP · KO group, KS → Wallula, WA | 12.7 | -12.50 | +25.73 |
| Pratt Energy LLC Pratt, KS | UP · Pratt, KS → Wallula, WA | 12.7 | -12.50 | +25.73 |
| Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC Ravenna, NE | UP · Grand Island, NE → Wallula, WA | 12.4 | -12.50 | +25.79 |
| Western Plains Energy LLC Oakley, KS | UP · Sharon Springs, KS → Wallula, WA | 12.3 | -12.50 | +25.93 |
| Purefield Ingredients LLC Russell, KS | UP · Wakeeney, KS → Wallula, WA | 12.6 | -12.50 | +26.03 |
| VCP Corn Processing Columbus, NE | UP · Group 3, NE → Wallula, WA | 12.5 | -12.50 | +26.11 |
Published rail rates into this terminal
Destination rate group: Wallula, WA (UP) (nearest listed station Pasco, WA, 3.1 mi). Published single-car tank-car rates from the ethanol plants in each origin group, cheapest first — ¢/gal at 30,000 gal a car, line haul only. Delivery here assumes a rail or transload point in the group, then truck to the rack.
Historical single-car rates from the September 2023 UP 2028-A book (expired September 30, 2023). UP has since announced increases, including +$400 per car on Item 1301 (unit train) and Item 1360 (manifest) from October 1, 2026 (UP announcement BU2026-24). Subject to UP fuel surcharge.
| From rate group | Railroad | $/car | ¢/gal | Ethanol plants in the group | Tariff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optima, OK | UP | 7,920 | 26.40 |
Arkalon Ethanol LLC Liberal, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Kansas City, MO | UP | 8,220 | 27.40 |
Lifeline Biofuels LLC Saint Joseph, MO East Kansas Agri-Energy LLC Garnett, KS Mgp Ingredients Inc Atchison, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Denver, CO | UP | 8,270 | 27.57 |
Sterling Ethanol LLC Sterling, CO Front Range Energy LLC Windsor, CO |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Cozad, NE | UP | 8,390 | 27.97 |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Lexington, NE Midwest Renewable Energy LLC Sutherland, NE |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Hastings, NE | UP | 8,390 | 27.97 |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Hastings, NE |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| KO group, KS | UP | 8,420 | 28.07 |
Kansas Ethanol LLC Lyons, KS Cardinal Colwich LLC Colwich, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Pratt, KS | UP | 8,420 | 28.07 |
Pratt Energy LLC Pratt, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Grand Island, NE | UP | 8,470 | 28.23 |
Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC Ravenna, NE Green Plains Central City LLC Central City, NE Green Plains Wood River LLC Wood River, NE + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Sharon Springs, KS | UP | 8,520 | 28.40 |
Western Plains Energy LLC Oakley, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Wakeeney, KS | UP | 8,520 | 28.40 |
Purefield Ingredients LLC Russell, KS |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Group 3, NE | UP | 8,550 | 28.50 |
VCP Corn Processing Columbus, NE Cargill Inc Blair, NE Southwest Iowa Renewable Council Bluffs, IA + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| IANR group, IA | UP | 8,590 | 28.63 |
Absolute Energy LLC St Ansgar, IA POET Biorefining - Fairbank LLC Fairbank, IA POET Biorefining - Shell Rock LLC Shell Rock, IA |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Nevada, IA | UP | 8,590 | 28.63 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Charles City, IA Golden Grain Energy LLC Mason City, IA Louis Dreyfus Co Grand Junction, IA + 5 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Ashton, IA | UP | 8,670 | 28.90 |
Plymouth Energy LLC Merrill, IA POET Biorefining - Ashton LLC Ashton, IA |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | UP | 8,670 | 28.90 |
VCP Corn Processing Cedar Rapids, IA ADM Cedar Rapids IA Wet Mill Cedar Rapids, IA ADM Clinton IA Clinton, IA + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Interior Iowa Heavy, IA | UP | 8,710 | 29.03 |
Little Sioux Corn Processors LLLP Marcus, IA Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Fort Dodge, IA Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Hartley, IA + 9 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| NCRC group, NE | UP | 8,710 | 29.03 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Albion, NE Husker Ag LLC Plainview, NE GreenAmerica Biofuels Ord LLC Ord, NE + 2 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| South Dakota, SD | UP | 8,730 | 29.10 |
POET Biorefining - Hudson LLC Hudson, SD Siouxland Energy Cooperative Sioux Center, IA |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Interior Iowa Light, IA | UP | 8,750 | 29.17 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Albert City, IA Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Lakota, IA Green Plains Superior LLC Superior, IA |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Hope, MN | UP | 8,770 | 29.23 |
POET Biorefining - Glenville LLC Glenville, MN |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Brewster, MN | UP | 8,810 | 29.37 |
Guardian Energy LLC Janesville, MN Heron Lake Bioenergy LLC Heron Lake, MN POET Biorefining - Lake Crystal LLC Lake Crystal, MN + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Southern Wisconsin | UP | 8,980 | 29.93 |
Aztalan Bio LLC Jefferson, WI Badger State Ethanol LLC Monroe, WI United Wisconsin Grain Producers LLC Friesland, WI + 4 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Allen, IL | UP | 9,090 | 30.30 |
Alto Pekin LLC Pekin, IL Alto ICP LLC Pekin, IL Alto Pekin Inc Pekin, IL + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |
| Chicago, IL | UP | 9,090 | 30.30 | Chicago index barrels (CHI) | UP 2028-A-1390-BK p.116 |