Training Deals

By Margaret Lyons in News on Aug 12, 2008 7:19PM

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]