b'10American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(NETWORKcontinueducts for a variety of companiesCommerceCrossroads.Guyhas seen a large financial sav- Wasatch Front. Its Iron County from page 8) and are expected to bring moreNielsen,COOofRailSyncings and reduced pollution inrailport is expected to be oper-to the area to fit the needs ofjobswithhigherwagesandstated,OurnewverticallytheshorttimeRailSynchasational in the second quarter the region. economic opportunities to theintegratedtransloadingser- beenoperating.Everyoneof 2024. Additionally, Savage region. The Commerce Cross- vice is operating and open forof the train cars full of steel iswonaseparateassignment i roNs priNgsp rojEct roadscomplexwillincludebusinessandissettobringequal to four semi truckloadsfromthestateasarailcon-Its already happening inenhancedtechnology,con- significanteconomicandof steel. So, when you havesultant for the UIPA to assist theSouthwesterncornerofstructionmaterialmanufac- businessimpacttoSouth- seven railcars of steel comingwithstatewideinfrastructure Utah,some275milesfromturing, steel fabrication, dataernUtah.Nielsenadded,through,thatstheequiva- planning, design reviews and SaltLakeCity,inwhatiscenters,e-commerce,andRailSync will make it muchlent of 30 truckloads for theadvisingonrailandsupply called the Iron Springs Proj- distribution, as well as officeeasierforbusinessesinthesame volume of steel that arechain issues.ectArea.There,inCedarspace and residential housingareatoaccesstheresourcesnot on the road. In our firstThecompanyiswell City,BuildingZoneIndus- available to its customers.they need. This, in turn, willmonth of operation, we savedconnected. Armando Tirado, tries(BZI)anditsaffiliateCommerceCrossroadslead to increased productivityapproximately $75,000 fromitsvicepresidentandunit company, RailSync, is deliv- issituatedintheNorthwestand efficiency, and ultimatelytrucksthatdidnothavetoleader for rail and terminals ering railcars of raw materi- corner of Iron County, Utah.boost the local economy. come here from (a transload- west,waspreviouslydirec-alssteelandlumbertoNotedDouglas,ThisareaOneofRailSyncsfirsting center in) Salt Lake Citytor of transportation services localcompanies.OurnewisoftenreferredtoasTheusersrecognizesthedif- or Phoenix. for a decade with the Union verticallyintegratedtrans- Crossroads of the West, dueferentiatedapproachtotheBZIandRailSyncarePacific Railroad. Utah does loading service, RailSync, isto its central location, whichcompanysinnovativetrans- not alone in the Iron Countynot have a direct line between operating and open for busi- isonlyadaysdrivefromportationofferings.WeProject.SavageCompaniestherailroadsmainlineand ness and is set to bring signif- populationcenterslikeLA,arethrilledtohaveamoreof Salt Lake City, a 77 year- thecommunityforshipping icant and economic businessDenver,Phoenix,andSaltaccessible,sustainable,andoldsupplychainandinfra- inbound and outbound goods, impacttoSouthernUtah,Lake City, and allows accessefficientmeanstotransportstructuresolutionsproviderbutithasauniqueculture Guy Nielsen, RailSyncs chiefto a potential market of 48+steel,saidSamWilliams,is building a 74-acre railport(NETWORKcontinued on operatingofficer,saidinamillionpeople.VISCO,aCOO of BZI Steel. Lessand terminal near Cedar Citypage 14)statement that also noted itsBZI affiliated general contrac- truckloadsandmorerailtoprovidetransloadingser-a more efficient and sustain- tor, will be available for build- loads are better for the envi- vicesforagriculturalprod-able way to transport steel. to-suitcontractingservices,ronmentandensureamoreucts,constructionmaterials CommerceCrossroads,aamong others in the park. directandefficientformand other essential commodi-new 820-acre sustainable indus- RailSync, the first tenantofdelivery,allowingustoties, says Jeff Hymas, public trialparkandtransportationofCommerceCrossroads,enhance our level of serviceaffairsdirector.Theventure hubbuiltinpartnershipwithisanewrailtransloadingto our customers. will include an office build-theUtahInlandPort Author- serviceandhubprovidingBefore RailSync, the onlying, transload equipment and ity (UIPA), establishes the firstintegratedofferingsforthetransloadingpointswereinfour rail spurs off the Union ruralinlandportinthestatestreamlined transportation ofSalt Lake City, Phoenix, LasPacificsmainlinethatcan ofUtah.BZIChiefMarket- raw materials. It is expectedVegas or Los Angeles. Therehold a total of 100 railcars.ingOfficerSpencerDouglas,to attract global businesses toare 48 million people withinSavage is no rookie when toldtheAmericanJournalofCedar City and the Southernan eight to ten hour drive ofit comes to this type of facil-Transportation, The IndustrialUtahregion.RailSyncwillRailSyncinCedarCitythatity. It operates 50 transloading parks integrated offerings willeventually provide expandedwecanserve.Someday,thisterminalsinNorthAmerica improvethetransportingandshort-line rail service to indi- will be a bustling railport. including one in Tooele, Utah processing of goods and prod- vidualfacilitieslocatedinMeanwhile, he claims BZIservingbusinessesontheArmando Tirado, Savage Co. VP'