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Mega, two-mile-long trains may be choo choo choosing Illinois in the near future, and some people aren't too thrilled about it—people who, say, have to drive across railroad crossings, or anyone who might need an ambulance that would have to cross one. A new report says that if Canadian Nation buys EJ&J's tracks, "motorists would face lengthy delays at 15 rail crossings in a dozen Chicago-area communities," and 10 communities' emergency response dispatches would have to change. Instead of having 6 trains go through every day, Frankfort would see 28; Plainfield's rail traffic could go from 18 trains per day to 42. Previously... [Trib]
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The trade-off is that the city and close-in suburbs will finally get some of the relief they desperately need after having been strangled by train traffic for years. In addition, the ability to bypass the congestion near the metropolitan core and move trains faster through the area has the potential to enhance the area's competitive standing and create jobs.
The figures I've seen show a slight reduction in the number of crossing affected using the new proposed routes versus the current configuration. So it would appear the best choice for the metro area overall is the new route.
But you're missing the bigger point -- it might inconvenience the residents of Barrington! Won't somebody think of the CEOs?
Wow, this ought to be interesting.
Blue Island is the biggest R.R. clusterfxxx there is around IMO. The city will be a ghost town if this affects them. No one in, no one out.
This should be done, and the outer suburbs should use their tax dollars to build grade-separated crossings, just like the inner burbs and Chicago did 80-100 years ago.