Salt Lake City-based supply chain infrastructure and services firm Savage Cos. has received approval from the Surface Transportation Board to build and operate approximately 11 miles of rail line in Tooele County, including the rehabilitation of existing track.

The Surface Transportation Board is an independent federal agency charged with the regulation of various modes of surface transportation, primarily freight rail operations.

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