What Tiger Transfer LLC does

Tiger Transfer LLC is a privately held Wyoming limited liability company operating the Upton Logistics Center, a BNSF-designated Premier Transload Facility in Upton, Wyoming, situated 70 miles from the geographic center of the United States. Founded in 2002 after the demolition and remediation of the former American Colloid Bentonite Company plant on the site, the company runs a 600-acre facility featuring more than 40,000 feet of privately owned track on a double-rail thoroughfare, with mainline electronic switches on each end and an in-house switch engine and crew capable of daily railcar distribution. The company's underlying technology and operations are physical rather than digital: built rail infrastructure, a BNSF-approved Double Circle Unit Train Facility, three truck scales (one company-owned), a transloading crew, and pipeline access for oil loading into manifest-built unit trains.

The company generates revenue primarily through transaction-fee-based services — rail-to-truck transloading, railcar switching and distribution, and unit train building — at quote-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. Tiger Transfer serves enterprise customers across heavy industrial verticals anchored in and around the Powder River Basin, including coal (Arch Coal, Inc.), oil and gas (frac sand, pipe, petroleum — AmWest Petroleum), mining chemicals (Orica, AKJ Chemicals), propane services (Amerigas Propane), construction materials, government/military logistics, and power generation support. The site also markets shovel-ready industrial building plots to prospective tenants, positioning the facility as both an active transload hub and a broader industrial park.

Its go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales through facility-level relationships, supplemented by co-marketing with the Upton Economic Development Board and a modest digital presence (website, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn). Strategic positioning is anchored by a core partnership with BNSF Railway, whose double-track mainline runs through the center of the property and whose designation as a Premier Transload Facility represents the principal differentiator versus competing transload operators in the region.

Name

Tiger Transfer LLC

Legal name

Tiger Transfer, LLC

Website

https://tigertransfer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tiger Transfer LLC operates the Upton Logistics Center, a BNSF-designated Premier Transload Facility in Upton, Wyoming. It provides rail-to-truck transloading, railcar switching, and unit train building services to enterprise customers across coal, oil and gas, mining, construction, government, and power generation sectors in the Powder River Basin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rail Transloading Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Rail Transportation (4882)

SIC

Railroad Switching & Terminal Establishments (4013), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Wholesale-Petroleum Bulk Stations & Terminals (5171)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Transloading & Intermodal Bulk Transfer Facilities (Rail/Truck/Conveyor/Barge) (TLAHABAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rail Terminal Switching, Shunting & Yard Locomotive Services (TLAJAFAF), Rail Project Cargo & Oversized/Heavy-Lift Forwarding (TLACADAH), Energy & Power Projects (Oil & Gas, Renewables, Power Generation) (TLACAIAB)

Keywords

• Rail transloading services
• Freight logistics services
• Unit train operations
• Rail car switching
• Industrial transloading facility

Headquarters

HQ city

Upton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Rail Transloading Services: Revenue generated from transloading products from rail to truck and vice versa. Handles a wide range of products including oil, frac sand, pipe, crane mats, and military equipment.
2. Rail Car Switching Services: Internal switching operations handling railcar distribution within the Upton Logistics Center, including acceptance from BNSF and release back to mainline
3. Unit Train Building and Handling: Capability to build unit trains and handle manifest traffic for customers in the energy, mining, and industrial sectors

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tiger Transfer LLC operates the Upton Logistics Center, a 600-acre BNSF-designated premier transload facility in Upton, Wyoming. The company provides rail transloading, in-house switch engine and crew operations, unit train building, and on-site truck scale services for industrial shippers in the coal, oil, mining, construction, and government sectors.

Product overview

Tiger Transfer LLC operates the Upton Logistics Center, a single unified offering combining a premier BNSF-designated transload facility with comprehensive rail logistics services. The facility serves as a physical rail-to-truck transloading hub with 600 acres, 40,000+ feet of privately owned track, internal switch engine services, and unit train building capabilities. Services include transloading, railcar switching and distribution, daily customer service, truck scales, and pipeline access for oil loading into manifest-built unit trains. The company primarily serves the Powder River Basin's coal, oil, mining, construction, and government sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Upton Logistics Center A 600-acre BNSF-designated premier transload facility in Upton, Wyoming, offering 40,000+ feet of privately owned track and full-service logistics infrastructure for industrial rail shippers and receivers.
• Rail Transloading Services Transfer of bulk commodities between railcars and trucks at the Upton Logistics Center, serving coal, oil, mining, construction, and government shippers.
• Switch Engine and Crew Services On-site switch engine operations staffed by a company-employed crew to move railcars across the 40,000+ feet of private track.
• Unit Train Building Assembly of full unit trains on the facility's private track using the company switch engine and crew.
• Truck Scales On-site certified truck scale service for weighing inbound and outbound trucks at the Upton Logistics Center.

Quantifiable outcome

• Daily railcar switching service to customers within the park
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BNSF RailwaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore strategic partnership as a BNSF-designated premier transload facility. BNSF's double-track mainline runs through the middle of the Upton Logistics Center with mainline electronic switches on each end. The partnership enables Tiger Transfer to accept railcars from BNSF, distribute within the park, and release cars back to BNSF. Location strategy allows handling non-coal freight to maintain unit train velocity.
• Upton Economic Development BoardcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerUEDB operates the broader economic development platform including business recruitment, community profile, and resource library that supports Tiger Transfer's visibility and business development efforts. The UEDB website hosts Tiger Transfer's corporate site as part of the Upton Logistics Center economic development initiative.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Watco Companies: Watco is one of the largest North American providers of rail terminal switching, transloading, and short-line rail services, operating more than 40 short lines and multiple transload facilities serving industrial customers—directly comparable to Tiger Transfer's switch engine and transload model.
• Savage Companies: Savage provides multimodal transloading, logistics, and rail terminal services for energy, mining, and industrial customers, including bulk commodity handling and rail-to-truck transfer—directly comparable to Tiger Transfer's Powder River Basin bulk transload offering.
• Genesis Energy: Genesis Energy operates crude oil rail loading terminals and pipeline/terminaling infrastructure serving shale and conventional producers, including Powder River Basin activity—comparable to Tiger Transfer's oil manifest and pipeline access services.
• Patriot Rail: Patriot Rail operates short-line railroads and rail-served industrial properties with transloading and railcar switching services, serving commodity, energy, and industrial customers—closely comparable to Tiger Transfer's Upton Logistics Center.
• OmniTRAX: OmniTRAX operates short-line railroads and industrial transload terminals across North America, providing rail switching, transloading, and industrial development services—comparable business model and customer profile to Tiger Transfer.
• Anacostia Rail Holdings: Anacostia owns and operates short-line railroads and provides rail switching, transloading, and industrial real estate services to energy and bulk commodity shippers—a direct peer in transload and rail terminal operations.

Broad incumbents

• Kinder Morgan: Kinder Morgan operates one of the largest U.S. networks of bulk terminals, transload facilities, and pipelines, with terminals handling coal, petroleum, and industrial products—a broad incumbent whose terminal business overlaps with Tiger Transfer's transload activities.
• GATX Corporation: GATX is a large railcar lessor and operator that also manages rail logistics and terminal services globally; broader portfolio player, but its rail terminal and transloading operations overlap with Tiger Transfer's offering for industrial and energy customers.
• BNSF Logistics: BNSF Logistics is the third-party logistics arm of BNSF, providing transload management, freight forwarding, and rail-served logistics services; while broader in scope, it is the natural complement/competitor to a BNSF-designated premier transload facility like Tiger Transfer.

Others

• TFI International: TFI International is a large North American freight and logistics conglomerate with truckload, LTL, and logistics services; not a direct transload competitor, but an adjacent participant in rail-truck intermodal and bulk logistics that interacts with transload facilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/uptonlogistics
• Facebookfacebook.com/uptonlogistics/?fref=ts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tiger-transfer-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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