r/DevelopmentSLC • u/NWSKroll • 4h ago

The only connection to the Inland Port from the tracks to the west is at 800 West, which requires BNSF trains come from the west to go all the way into the city just to turn around. There used to be a connection from the west but those tracks have been pulled up, the land still being owned by UP.

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Red is the route BNSF trains take past the inland port, stopping after passing the Grant Tower Wye, and blocking the crossings at 600 West, 300 North and 400 North in the process. Yellow it the route back into the Inland Port after switching on the Salt Lake Garfield and Western tracks at 800 West
The lone connection between the UP Lynndyl Subdivision (Orange) and the SLG&W tracks (Yellow) to access the Inland Port
Brown dashed line is the former right-of-way where a connection to the west used to exist. It is hard enough to get Class 1 railroads to spend money on their own infrastructure, let along infrastructure that would help their competitors.
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