New rail freight facility opens, part of inland port project, which officials tout as an economic booster

Rail executives and Utah lawmakers gathered for a ribbon-cutting of the intermodal rail facility, part of the long-planned inland port project.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Officials and guests cut a ribbon during the opening of a BNSF intermodal facility in Salt Lake City, Thursday, July 31, 2025.

New rail freight facility opens, part of inland port project, which officials tout as an economic booster

Rail executives and Utah lawmakers gathered for a ribbon-cutting of the intermodal rail facility, part of the long-planned inland port project.

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