The Cando Tooele Railroad (CTR)

Background

The Cando Tooele Railroad, previously owned by Savage and called the Savage Tooele Railroad (STR), serves businesses in the Lakeview Business Park in Grantsville, Utah, connecting them with the nearby Union Pacific mainline. This convenient rail access helps customers and site selectors bring their businesses to Tooele County.

Multipurpose Rail-Served Property

Many businesses benefit from this rail-served property. The short line provides access to the UP mainline and makes it possible for varied products such as industrial and medical supplies, liquid fuels and textiles to be shipped to and from the business park. Cando Tooele Railroad benefits:

  • Manufacturers
  • Distributors
  • Fabricators
  • Commercial businesses
  • Transloading

Benefits to Business Park Customers

As a common carrier service provider, Cando Tooele Railroad brings logistical benefits to Lakeview Business Park tenants. Lakeview Business Park is conveniently located in the service area of FTZ 30, allowing for the expedited application and activation of U.S. Foreign Trade Zone sites for users that can benefit from the program. These FTZ benefits include duty deferral, duty reduction or elimination, as well as expedited processing through U.S. ports of entry.

Customers that make use of the Cando Tooele Railroad benefit from:

  • Access to 1,700 acres of new and expanding rail-served property
  • Rail and truck access to a U.S. Foreign-Trade Zone, FTZ 30
  • Highway access to I-80 and I-15
  • Easy access to the Union Pacific mainline
  • Rail access to all major U.S. markets and ports
  • Reduction in truck traffic associated with their production and distribution
  • Greater fuel savings
  • Access to future nearby land developments, such as Grantsville’s Twenty Wells inland port

Tools and Resources

Map

CTR Tariff 8000 – Switching Demurrage & Assessorial

CTR Tariff 8000 – Switching Demurrage & Assessorial: Supplement 1

CTR Tariff 9000 – General Rules & Conditions of Carriage

Contact

Patrick Myers
Senior Operations Manager
(916) 792-4463
Patrick.Myers@candorail.com