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 518 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.
*2023 data
