Freight Rail Opening New Opportunity in Silver State

Nevada may be land-locked, but freight rail connections are helping the Silver State attract new warehousing, distribution and manufacturing operations seeking a West Coast hub. For those gambling on the future of commerce in the west, freight rail helps make Nevada a safe bet for economic growth.

Nevada's two freight railroads operate over 1,193 miles of track and employ 514 in the Silver State.* It would have taken approximately 136,000 additional truckloads to move the 2.5 million tons of freight that moved by rail in Nevada in 2021. Moving freight by rail prevented 514,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions, the equivalent of taking 101,000 cars off the road or planting 7.8 million trees.

*2021 data

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Featured Rail Advocates

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Larry Brown
Larry Brown
Clark County Commissioner
Tray Abney
Tray Abney
Director of Government Relations, The Chamber of Reno, Sparks, and Northern Nevada

Featured Rail Supply Companies

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Parsec, Inc.
NRCMA
Stella-Jones Inc.
Ames Construction

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44 percent
decrease

in rail rates on average from 1981 to today.


That means the average rail customer today can ship significantly more freight for about the same price they paid 40 years ago. 

State Director

Nevada
Nate Kaplan

Nate Kaplan

State Director

Nate Kaplan has been an active player on the political scene from coast to coast, with a background in local, state and federal elections.