Rail Operations & Logistics

Railcar Switching
Savage is one of North America’s premiere third-party rail switching companies, switching more than 700,000 railcars annually. With an in-house mechanical team and a robust safety program, we have the training and processes to protect our team and equipment—and yours.
Contact our team to inquire about assistance in securing funding for and procuring green locomotives.
Track Services
We provide single-source track services including design, engineering, and construction via Savage and CANAC; track upgrades and rehab; tamping and regulating; and scales calibration.
Once tracks are in place, we’ll help with maintenance, including in-plant railcar switching, transloading, railcar shipment tracking, warehousing, storage-in-transit yard operation, weighing, heating and cleaning, and fleet management.
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Track your railcars at every step of the journey through real-time data from more than 550 railroads via Savage’s Railcar Tracking Co. Railcar Management System (RMS).
Learn moreShort Line Rail Operations
For short line railroad operations, leverage our team’s experience, such as with the Savage Bingham & Garfield Railroad Company.
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Railcar Services
- In-plant railcar switching
- Transloading (rail to truck & truck to rail)
- Maintenance, inspection & repair
- Weighing, heating & cleaning
- Logistics & inventory management
- Fleet sizing & cycle time analysis
- Offline repair management
- Railcar shipment tracking
Storage Services
- Storage-in-transit yard operations
- Material warehousing & storage
Product Handling
- Testing & sampling
- Blending & sizing
- Filtering & sparging
- Contract manufacturing
Rail Infrastructure & Planning
- Expansion planning
- Design & construction
- Mechanical services
Savage is a proud member of these and other industry associations:
- Association of American Railroads
- American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
- American Railway Engineering & Maintenance—of-Way Association
- National Freight Transportation Association
- National Railroad Construction
- Midwest Association of Railroad Shippers
- Railway Association of Canada
- Rail Tie Association