A Look at Black Gold

Over the weekend, Lisa and I went over to Fallon to look for some things that the larger Big R there has that aren't at the smaller Fernley store. On the way, we had a look at the Black Gold Terminal, which held a formal groundbreaking a couple of weeks ago to built a rail terminal here in Fernley. (I didn't get an invitation to it, but heard about it from the Mayor at the last Fire Board meeting.)

( No Trespassing )

Black Gold Terminals Fernley is the newest expansion of the Blacklands Railroad, a Texas-based company that operates short lines and railroad terminals.

This is in general good news for Fernley, as it supports continued industrial growth in our city. But because the terminal is safely away from all of the built-up areas, I'm not likely to be able to see any of the action. I assume that they'll end up with at least one switching locomotive, but it's not that likely that I'll see it unless they end up with rights to operate between their terminal and the Fernley industrial park.