(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Shipping containers are moved via railcar at the Union Pacific intermodal terminal, west of Salt Lake City on Nov. 10, 2021. Directly south is a large vacant lot the Utah Inland Port Authority is paying millions to lease over a 40-year term, even though it has abandoned plans to build a transloading facility at the site.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.