CREATIVE RAILCAR MARKETING SERVICES INTRODUCES

Richland, WA

Expert Cleaning, Secure Storage, and Seamless Transloading – Strategically Located to Keep Your Fleet Moving

Our Richland, WA facility is designed to provide efficient, high-quality railcar services for businesses across the Pacific Northwest. Conveniently located inside the Port of Benton, we offer comprehensive railcar cleaning, including specialized Kosher services, flaring, and hazardous material cleaning, ensuring your fleet meets the highest industry standards.

With over 40 inbound service spots and 100+ storage spaces, we provide secure, flexible storage options with 24/7 surveillance to keep your assets safe. Plus, our rail-to-truck and truck-to-rail transloading capabilities streamline logistics, reducing costs and transit times.

Served by both BNSF and UPRR, our location eliminates the need to send railcars back to the Midwest—allowing you to get reliable service closer, faster, and more efficiently than ever before.

Services We Offer

Comprehensive Railcar Cleaning

Interior and exterior cleaning, including hazardous material cleaning

Specialized Kosher Cleaning

Maintenance and certification for existing and new Kosher railcars

Flaring

Safe and efficient gas removal for regulatory compliance

Scrap Processing & Marketing

Sustainable railcar disposal and metal recycling solutions

Railcar Storage Facilities

Flexible storage plans with 24/7 surveillance and over 100+ available spots

Why Choose Our Richland, WA Location?

Quick Turnaround Times

Get your railcars back in service faster

Strategic Location

Located inside the Port of Benton for easy access

BNSF/UPRR

CWW Served – Seamless railcar routing and movement

MRU Capabilities

Reliable mobile repair services on-site

Secure Storage

Flexible storage plans with 40 inbound inspection and cleaning spots plus 100+ storage spots

Transloading Services

Rail-to-truck and truck-to-rail capabilities to support logistics needs

Serving the Pacific Northwest with Unmatched Efficiency

No need to send your railcars back to the Midwest for service—our Richland facility provides high-quality, full-service railcar solutions right here in Washington. Whether you need routine maintenance, Kosher upgrades, or secure storage, we ensure your operations stay efficient and cost-effective.


Let us help you keep your fleet moving! Contact us today to learn more or schedule a service.

Facility Benefits

Faster And More Convenient Access To Essential Railcar Services
Our new service location offers enhanced convenience, faster turnaround times, and improved operational efficiency. By being closer to your operations, we can reduce transport delays, minimize downtime, and offer quicker access to repairs, maintenance, and leasing solutions. With a dedicated team on-site and state-of-the-art facilities, this new location helps optimize your railcar fleet and keeps your business on track.
BNSF served rail transportation.
Our strategic positioning ensures faster, more reliable transit for your railcars, reducing delivery times and minimizing operational delays. With BNSF’s extensive reach, we can offer greater flexibility in railcar movement, optimizing your supply chain and keeping your business running smoothly across the continent.
Our Sweetwater location ensures faster, more efficient repairs and maintenance by eliminating the need to move railcars to remote facilities. This on-site capability reduces downtime, lowers transportation costs, and speeds up turnaround times, allowing railcars to return to operation sooner. With immediate access to necessary equipment and energy, service teams can address issues promptly, enhancing operational efficiency and minimizing disruptions in railcar logistics.
Our service location ensures that your fleet can be accommodated promptly, regardless of size or demand fluctuations. This flexibility allows for faster service times, reduces bottlenecks, and ensures that maintenance, repairs, or inspections can happen when you need them. With adaptable space, our operations stay efficient, minimizing downtime and keeping your logistics on track, even during peak periods or unexpected surges in activity.
Our new location offers faster maintenance, repairs, and inspections, minimizing downtime and maximizing productivity. It’ll ensure your railcars are quickly back in operation, reducing delays in freight delivery and optimizing fleet utilization. For you, it means translating into lower costs, improved scheduling, and enhanced overall operational efficiency. We’ll help you meet tight deadlines and boost profitability by keeping your railcars moving without unnecessary hold-ups.
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Location Benefits

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TRACKS READY BY START OF MARCH 2025

Nirveek Ghosh

Nirveek has a MBA degree in Marketing and brings in over 15 years of experience in global business, project management, consulting sales and digital marketing.

He works with the marketing department to manage the brand and marketing initiatives (manage website content and social media, blog, marketing collaterals, newsletter campaigns, search engine optimization etc.) and execute CRMS’s overall marketing strategy.

Nirveek has 6+ years of experience driving organic marketing campaigns across diverse industries. He is an avid fan of Manchester United and follows the EPL closely. During his leisure time he enjoys cycling and swimming.

Barb Ortyl

Barb brings nearly 20 years of experience in the Rail industry. She spent 19 of those years at GATX Rail in various Operations and Administrative roles. She followed the footsteps of her father who also worked for GATX and is now retired. She feels very fortunate to have worked for and with some of the best people in the industry and is grateful to be able to continue to do so.

Barb enjoys learning new things and putting that knowledge to good use. She loves digging in and finding ways to improve processes and creating “fancy” reports and dashboards. She has a genuine interest in helping others whenever and wherever she can.

In her free time, Barb enjoys spending time with her husband and adult twin daughters, as well as her furry co-working felines – Edith and Vinny.

Ashley Torres

Ashley Torres is the marketing director, focusing on web design, backend tech support, the creation of multimedia marketing material and marketig strategy. She holds a Bachelors of Science in IT and Technical Programming from Northeastern University. In her spare time, Ashley is an ardent baker, intermediate powerlifter, and nurtures a slightly abnormal obsession with dogs.

Claudia Escriba

A lifelong Chicagoan, Claudia Hernandez has an extensive background in accounting, management, and organization. She is certified in Information Processing Technology, and is currently earning her Bachelors of Science. Claudia is faith and family driven, loves her Yorkie, and collects inspirational quotes: “If sharing your dreams with people don’t make them at least giggle, then the dream isn’t big enough!”

Claudia Donato

Claudia Donato is an accountant and organization extraordinaire, taking out her workaholic tendencies on the main Chicago office. Outside of work Claudia is a sleep and exercise addict who enjoys urban exploration and dedicated community building.

Jennifer Van Horn

Jenifer Van Horn is renowned for her attentive listening skills and creative problem solving abilities. Her specialties include strategic relationship and partnership building within the rail industry, and finding common ground through tact and diplomacy. Jenifer is always striving for win-win-win outcomes.

Carlotta Gonzalez

Carlotta Gonzalez entered the rail industry in 2013 and has no intention of leaving! She’s developed a great understanding of BRC creation and railcar tracing technologies in addition to managing stenciling & reflecting programs. Carlotta’s family acts as constant inspiration, and in her spare time she loves nothing more than conversation over dinner, bonfires, and watching movies with her husband and their children.

Margaret Ebert

With decades of experience in operations, sales service, and support, Margaret Ebert provides essential insight into the day-to-day needs and logistics associated with railcar ownership, management, and maintenance. Her diverse set of expertise allows her to work successfully within tight deadlines.

She has been recognized and acknowledged for demonstrating an outstanding work ethic, positive attitude, and possessing exceptional communication skills. Margaret is an animal rescuer and has never lived in an abandoned caboose, though she aspires to.

Jeremy LeBeau

As personable as he is professional, Jeremy Lebeau is an indispensable member of the CRMS Sales Team. Jeremy is solutions oriented, and utilizes his exemplary knowledge of the rail industry to continually exceed customer expectations.

Ben Hines

Ben Hines holds a BA in Finance and Accounting from Western Michigan University, and has pulled his weight as a CRMS team member since 2011. Ben lives in Conifer, Colorado, where he enjoys a multitude of outdoor sports, especially whitewater rafting, fly fishing, and soccer.

Matthew Berberich

Matthew grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and moved to Fort Worth, Texas in late 2012. Shortly after calling Texas home Matthew enlisted in the United States Marine Corps as an electrical engineer. Throughout his active-duty career he was stationed in Japan, California, Guam, and Australia. Today, he continues to serve in the Marine Corps Reserve out of Waco, Texas. Matthew graduated from college with a degree in Supply Chain Management and professional selling while attending the University of North Texas.

Upon completion of school, he was hired by Trinity Industries where he began his career in industry as a Fleet Maintenance Planner. Matthew is married to his wife Caitlyn of 7 years and this past May they welcomed their first child Olivia. In Matthew’s free time he enjoys Golf, Skiing, Hunting, Sporting Clays, and spending time with his new little one A natural ‘Gear Head’ at heart, Nick enjoys switching through the gears on an open highway…Responsibly of course!