LOCATION EXPANSION
OCTOBER 2024
New Location – Lordstown, OH Facility
In addition to our established facilities, we are excited to announce that our Ohio mobile location has become a permanent facility at Ohio Commerce Center in Lordstown, Ohio.
ABOUT TACTICAL CLEANING
Built on Experience.
Positioned to Meet Your Needs.
// HISTORIC CONTINUITY // COMMERCIAL YARD NETWORK
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION
Safety First approach — We clean railcars to the level of preparation for HM-216 requalification work, ensuring cars are free and clear of residual product and ready for tank entry and interior inspections.
Since opening our doors in 2004, Tactical Cleaning has expanded from one railcar cleaning shop in Commerce City, Colorado, to 12 full-time railcar cleaning operations.
Our facilities are located on the UPRR, BNSF, CSXT, CP, CN and NS railroads, allowing us to handle railcar cleaning requirements across most major rail lines while helping customers avoid additional switching fees between Class I railroads.
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CAPITAL & STRATEGIC REACH
In mid-2017, Tactical was purchased by a management and investor group led by Rail Partners Management Group, Seneca Partners and Uniprop, bringing additional management expertise and access to capital. This ensures that Tactical is always positioned to meet our customers' needs.
BEYOND CLEANING: SHORT-LINE NETWORK
Each of our facilities offers distinct capabilities beyond cleaning, including repairs, maintenance, sandblasting and flaring off railcars containing various commodities. Through our established short-line railroad network, we can also arrange railcar storage, mobile repairs, mobile railcar cleaning and blasting.
FOUNDATIONAL TIMELINE
2004
Established
INFRASTRUCTURE FOOTPRINT
12
Full-Time Cleaning Operations
CLASS I INTERCHANGE
6
Major Railroad Networks
OUR LOCATIONS
Strategically Connected Across Major Rail Networks.
Our strategically located facilities allow us to handle railcar cleaning requirements across most major rail lines. Mobile crews are also available for railcar cleaning and blasting at storage yards and customer locations.
DIRECT & INTERCHANGE CLASS I CONNECTIONS:
UPRR
BNSF
CSXT
CP
CN
NS
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ACTIVE SITES
NETWORK FOOTPRINT: 12 FULL-TIME SITES
SWITCHING FEE REDUCTION ACTIVE
TERMINAL TELEMETRY & SPECIFICATIONS
FACILITY #01
FACILITY NAME
Lordstown Terminal & Commerce Center
PHYSICAL ADDRESS / CORRIDOR
Ohio Commerce Center, Lordstown, OH
CLASS I RAIL CONNECTIONS
CSXT
NS (Norfolk Southern)
Short-Line Interchange
SERVICES OFFERED
Full Railcar Cleaning, Flaring, Blasting, HM-216 Decontamination, Maintenance, Mobile Support Teams.
OUR SERVICES
Comprehensive Services for Your Railcar Operations.
Maintaining your equipment is necessary to ensure readiness for transport, servicing or continued use. With our strategically located facilities, we can arrange to handle your railcar cleaning demands with any of our listed services.
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DISPATCH MOBILE CREW
ON-DEMAND FIELD DEPLOYMENT
Mobile Crews on Demand: Mobile crews are also available to clean and blast cars on storage sites and customer locations.
SERVICE // 01
Railcar Cleaning
Specialized cleaning across tank cars, hoppers, and boxcars. Cleaned to the highest standard of preparation for HM-216 requalification work, interior inspections, and food-grade or hazmat product shifts.
HM-216 PREP
HAZMAT REMOVAL
VAPOR CONTROL
SERVICE // 05
Blasting
Industrial media and grit blasting, interior lining removal, exterior scale clearing, and high-pressure washing preparing steel surfaces for recoating.
SERVICE // 02
Tank-Trailer Cleaning
Specialized washing and decontamination bays engineered for over-the-road chemical, petroleum, and food-grade tanker transport units.
SPECIFICATION READY →
SERVICE // 03
Scrap
Controlled end-of-life railcar decommissioning, structural dismantling, certified hazardous residue purge, and metal recovery operations.
ENVIRONMENTAL RECOVERY →
SERVICE // 04
Inspections
Tank entry assessments, ultrasonic thickness measurement, non-destructive testing (NDT), and pre-qualification inspections by certified staff.
HM-216 AUDIT STANDARDS →
SERVICE // 06
Transloading
Rail-to-truck and truck-to-rail transfer protocols with specialized pumps, heating coils, and vapor containment for hazardous and bulk liquids.
LOGISTIC INTERCHANGE →
SERVICE // 07
Railcar Storage
Secure track capacity through our partner short-line networks for loaded and empty railcar staging with routine security monitoring.
NETWORK HOLDING CAPACITY →
SERVICE // 08
Remarking
AAR and FRA reporting mark changes, stencil updates, hazmat placard replacements, and reflectorization compliance striping.
REGULATORY CONFORMANCE →
SERVICE // 09
Air-Brake Testing
Single-car testing (SCT), complete pneumatic certification, leakage diagnosis, and valve maintenance to full FRA Part 232 criteria.
FRA COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION →
SERVICE // 10
Maintenance
Running repairs, hatch gasket renewals, valve rebuilds, coupler adjustments, and flaring off residual volatile commodities before service.
MECHANICAL READINESS →
LATEST NEWS
Company Updates & Industry News.
Check back often for rail industry news and changes to our Tactical Cleaning locations.
LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENT
AUGUST 2024
Director of Operations
Chet Ackerman is Director of Operations for Tactical Cleaning. Chet has more than 12 years of transloading and mobile repair experience. Most recently, he served as VP-Operations for Freedom Railcar.
CORPORATE ACQUISITION
JULY 2024
Tactical Cleaning Acquisition
Uniprop, Rail Partners Management Group (RPMG) and Seneca Partners have acquired the assets of Tactical Cleaning Company from Golden, Colorado-based Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, Inc.
OUR PARTNERS
Supported by Experienced Industry Partners.
// STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT //
Rail Partners Management Group
// INVESTMENT EQUITY //
Seneca Partners
// ASSET GOVERNANCE //
Uniprop
GET IN TOUCH
Let's Discuss Your Railcar Service Requirements.
Whether you need railcar cleaning, maintenance, inspections or other specialized services, our team is ready to discuss your operational requirements.
CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS
Tactical Cleaning Company Operations
Commerce City Corridor & National Dispatch Hub
emergency
24/7 OPERATIONS DISPATCH
1-800-555-HAZMAT
Immediate mobile response & incident decon
DIRECT INQUIRY & DISPOSITION
dispatch@tacticalclean.com
CLASS I COORDINATION DESK
Direct switching liaison for UPRR, BNSF, CSXT, CP, CN, and NS routes. We handle billing interchange coordination to mitigate intermediate switching demurrage.
EST. RESPONSE TIME: UNDER 60 MINUTES