Freight Centers Weigh On Residents

Click title for full story Intermodal sites bring economic growth, worries about impact By Mary Ellen Podmolik Special to the Tribune December 9, 2007 Blair Purcell spent his first 28 years of life in LaPorte County, Ind., and after a 40-year absence, he and his wife, Margot, returned to the area nearly two years ago. They expected to live quietly in retirement on 2 1/2 acres in the countryside. But it hasn't exactly worked out that way. For the past six months, the Purcells, along with a handful of others, have organized meetings, launched Web sites and worked the tables at community events, all with the goal of galvanizing opposition to a sprawling 3,000-acre intermodal rail facility proposed for LaPorte's farm fields.