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Tacoma Rail (reporting marks TMBL TRMW) is a shortline railroad. It is operated as a public utility and owned by the city of Tacoma Washington as part of the municipally-owned Tacoma Public Utilities service. It provides rail services for freight switching. It is one of the largest short-line railroad systems in the United States operating 18 diesel locomotives and over 200 miles of track many of which are former Milwaukee Road and BNSF Railway lines around Western Washington.