Chicagoist: Training Deals

Tower18

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:40:07 -0600

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.

dj_skilz

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:51:37 -0600

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.

Prescott Carlson

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:31:27 -0600

But you're missing the bigger point -- it might inconvenience the residents of Barrington! Won't somebody think of the CEOs?

wesuilmo

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:14:32 -0600

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.

shameshameboy

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:19:56 -0600

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.