Tacoma Rail (reporting marks TMBL, TRMW) is a publicly owned Class III shortline railroad.

It operates 16 diesel locomotives, more than 100 employees, and about 140 miles (230 km) of track, many of which are former Milwaukee Road and BNSF Railway lines around Western Washington.

Sound Transit also owns tracks and has trackage rights between Tacoma and Lakewood to operate its Sounder commuter rail.

This segment of track was originally built by the Milwaukee Road and later used by the 2nd Chehalis Western Railroad and was purchased by the city on August 12, 1994.

The Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad leased the portion of track from Eatonville to Morton for passenger excursion service.

However, the City will retain ownership of the portion of the Tacoma to Fredrickson line within the city limits, about six miles of track and structure, minus a one-mile stretch sold to Sound Transit for use by passenger and commuter trains as part of Sound Transit’s Lakewood Subdivision.