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Plans For NW Indiana Rail Center Stalled In Recession

By Rachel Agler

Plans For NW Indiana Rail Center Stalled In Recession

June 18, 2010 Updated Dec 1, 2009 at 9:35 AM EST HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - Officials say the recession has contributed to stalling the push in northwestern Indiana to land a major truck-and-rail center that could employ thousands of people. Officials across the area backed an effort that started four years ago to attract facilities for the transfer of freight between trains and trucks, taking advantage of the region's numerous rail lines into the Chicago area. The Northwest Indiana Forum's economic development director says the recession reduced rail traffic and some of the urgency among railroads to speed up freight transfers. Don Koliboski tells The Times of Munster that warehouse construction near rail lines in Illinois also has meant more competition. A study identified possible rail center sites from Hammond to the area near the LaPorte County town of Union Mills. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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