The Savage Tooele Railroad, Utah’s first new short-line railroad in more than a century, opened yesterday, providing companies in northwest Utah with a cost-effective and sustainable connection to the national rail network.
The 11-mile line provides tenants at Lakeview Business Park in Grantsville with access to rail transportation, offering a significant and sustainable alternative to trucking logistics in the area. The U.S. Surface Transportation Board approved the railroad in 2024, and construction started in November 2024.
The railroad was developed by Savage, a privately held, global provider of supply chain infrastructure and solutions, in conjunction with Union Pacific Railroad. It will begin receiving its first shipments later this month and will operate five days a week, with a 286,000-pound gross rail load capacity.
The railroad links Union Pacific’s mainline near Interstate 80 directly into Lakeview Business Park, a 1,700-acre master-planned site developed by The Romney Group and Prologis. In addition to rail service, the park offers immediate access to I-80 and I-15, proximity to the Salt Lake City International Airport, and only a 20-minute drive to Union Pacific’s Salt Lake City intermodal terminal.
Savage developed the railroad in partnership with Union Pacific Railroad, as well as Lakeview Business Park developers, The Romney Group and Prologis.
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