Clearwater was a small agricultural community before the railroad arrived in 1910. Set at the junction of two state highways and in rich timber country Clearwater prospered. Today the population sits at around 1100 hardy folks and while no longer enjoying the same importance agriculture is still important to the lives and culture of the Swan Valley. The Blue Star Rail Park is the largest employer with the Clearwater Pacific as a close second.
Clearwater is home to the largest concentration of rail served industries in the Swan Valley. The Clearwater Industrial District housing numerous rail served businesses ensure the rumble of freight cars is an everyday occurrence to the citizens of the Gateway City. Tammany Ave is named for Marcus Daley's favorite race horse, a nod to the influence of the Anaconda Copper Company in these parts.
Founded in 2023, Blue Star Rail Park (BSRP) is a major industrial district in Clearwater, MT. Blue Star Holdings Ltd. established the park as a logistics nexus integrating multiple transportation modes to improve shipping efficiency and coordination among transportation partners. Blue Star is served under an exclusive daily service window from 0900 to 1100.
Blue Star Freight (BSF) - Dealing exclusively in LCL shipping, BSF enables rapid loading from one rail car to another and ensuring that proper consolidation and streamlining ensure prompt and accurate delivery of less-then-carload goods across the intermountain west.
Blue Star Logistics (BSL) - Blue Star Logistics provides truck–rail transload services for carload freight. The facility handles unloading, staging, and transfer of shipments between railcars and highway trucks, enabling flexible routing and efficient deployment of transportation assets across the region
Blue Star Distribution (BSD) - Specializing in temperature sensitive produce and commercial food goods of all kinds Blue Star Distribution is a key link in the chain of food that flows in and out of the Clearwater Area. What makes BDS unique is the same doors that allow rail cars also allow trucks meaning cross decking is easy and efficient.
The combination of these three distinct but important partners ensures that anything that leaves Blue Star Rail Park is being moved with the maximum of efficiency for rail and road transport across the nation.
Fast, Friendly and Efficient Service is the Blue Star Way!