August 16, 2025 - TRA Newswire - 

Tesla has a big railroad shipping footprint in Central Texas, thanks to a newly constructed 183,340 square-foot Class A rail-served industrial facility in Taylor, just to the northeast of Austin. 

JLL Capital Markets announced it arranged $32.175 million in acquisition financing for the property. 

The intermodal facility, inside the RCR Taylor Logistics Park, is 100% leased to Tesla for 10 years. The property features four dock-high doors, eight grade-level doors, full HVAC buildout, five cranes and a rail entry door strategically linked to the RCR railway. 

JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, a managed account of Manulife Investment Management, in securing the three-year, fixed-rate loan through BMO. The facility is positioned within Austin's only master-planned, rail-served logistics and industrial park, providing direct access to I-79, TX-130 and I-35. The property benefits from its proximity to Samsung's upcoming $17 billion semiconductor campus, scheduled to begin operations in 2026.

The property, some 14 acres in size, has a rail spur that connects to both Union Pacific Railroad on their Austin Subdivision and to BNSF Railway, which has trackage rights. Tesla uses the rail facility to ship the Model Y vehicles and also its Cybertruck, which is manufactured at their Gigafactory, located some 30 miles away in Del Valle, Texas.

Tesla recently announced a long-term $16.5 billion deal with Samsung, whose factory is located next to the rail park. Samsung will produce Tesla's A16 chips for the EV manufacturer. Samsung suppliers have been active in recent months looking to acquire space in the Taylor and nearby Hutto area to be close to the production site. 

Photo credit: RCR Taylor Logistics Park