Interstate Business Park to connect to new Savage Tooele Railroad

Utah-based Savage, a global transportation logistics and infrastructure company, has announced that Tooele County’s Interstate Business Park will be connecting to the newly opened Savage Tooele Railroad. 

Launched in mid-September, the Savage Tooele Railroad was Utah’s first new railroad in over a century and was built to connect Lakeview Business Park in Grantsville to the Union Pacific mainline near I-80 at the south end of the Great Salt Lake. 

An agreement to connect the business park to the short line was executed in late October.

The 11-mile line will provide tenants at Interstate Business Park with enhanced access to rail transportation, offering a significant and sustainable alternative to trucking logistics in the area, Savage said in its announcement. Interstate Business Park brings more than 100 acres of rail-served property to the market through the connection.

“Interstate Business Park is located in an extremely desirable location in Tooele County,” said CRC Nationwide listing broker James Merrill, who is the broker for the park. “Its rail service access, proximity to I-80 and the flexible zoning offered by the county make it a highly competitive alternative to industrial sites on the Wasatch Front.”

Interstate Business Park includes more than 650 acres of master-planned land strategically designed for manufacturing and logistics operations. When completed, it will include amenities such as an on-site travel center, fast-food options and a convenience store to support the businesses within the park and truck drivers passing through the area.

“The short-line railroad is a huge advantage for the park,” said Bo Prock, director of acquisitions for Pacific Industrial, a developer in the park. “Almost every tenant that’s reached out to us has wanted access to rail.”

Both the business park and the new rail line are supported by the Utah Inland Port Authority, as critical infrastructure projects in Tooele County.

“The UIPA Tooele Valley Project Area was created to bring projects like this to life — smart infrastructure that connects Utah businesses to national markets and supports sustainable economic growth,” said Ben Hart, executive director of the Utah Inland Port Authority.

“This new connection to our network is a big win for Utah businesses,” said Kenny Rocker, Union Pacific Railroad executive vice president for marketing and sales. “For us, it’s all about helping customers move goods faster and more efficiently to win in their markets.”

Construction on Interstate Business Park began in 2024. By the end of 2025, most of the critical infrastructure will be completed and groundbreaking for the first building is slated for spring of 2026.

“The Savage Tooele Railroad was designed to help foster economic growth in northwest Utah,” said Mike Miller, Savage’s senior vice president and rail services leader. “It’s exciting to see Interstate Business Park and other critical infrastructure in the area leveraging this new asset.”

Founded in 1946, Savage is a privately held, global provider of supply chain infrastructure and solutions, with more than 4,000 employees in about 200 locations across the United States, Canada, Mexico and Saudi Arabia.