Tacoma Rail

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Tacoma Rail
File:Tacoma Rail logo.png
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#3001, an EMD SD40-3, leads a passenger excursion over the ex-Milwaukee Road trestle in 2011.
Reporting mark TMBL, TRMW
Locale Tacoma, Washington
Dates of operation 1914–
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Headquarters Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma Rail (reporting marks TMBL, TRMW) is a shortline railroad. It is operated as a public utility and owned by the city of Tacoma, Washington as part of the municipally-owned Tacoma Public Utilities service. It provides rail services for freight switching. It is one of the largest short-line railroad systems in the United States, operating 18 diesel locomotives and over 200 miles of track, many of which are former Milwaukee Road and BNSF Railway lines around Western Washington.

External links

  • Official website
  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons


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