Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway

“With the SLGW, we look forward to working with customers, state and local leaders, and other key stakeholders to support future growth,” Patriot CEO John Fenton said.

Patriot Rail Completes Acquisition of SLGW

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Patriot Rail Co. LLC has finalized its acquisition of 26-mile Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway (SLGW) and its storage and transload service providers, Caballero LLC and Caballero 2 LLC, in Utah. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway represents the first “bolt-on acquisition” by Patriot since Sydney, Australia-based global asset manager First Sentier Investors acquired Patriot in October 2019. (Photo by James Belmont.)

Small Road News: OmniTRAX, Patriot Rail, RBMN Boosting Business

Denver-based OmniTRAX is connecting rail-served properties along its 113-mile Illinois Railway (IR) with customers interested in locating there. Additionally, Jacksonville, Fla.-based Patriot Rail Co. LLC is acquiring 26-mile Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway (SLGW) in Utah and its storage and transload service providers, Caballero LLC and Caballero 2 LLC. As well, Reading & Northern Railroad (RBMN) opened a new transload facility for a Delta, Ohio-based steel mill.