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Suburban Rail Fight May Not Be Over
Produced by Ian Fullerton on Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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Some opponents of a suburban Chicago railway sale say their fight to block the deal isn’t over.
Last week a federal board approved Montreal-based Canadian National Railway’s planned $300 million purchase of the 200-mile Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway from U.S. Steel.
Some communities that would see increased rail traffic have reached agreements with Canadian National.
But officials with southwest suburban Will County say they’re planning a federal court challenge.
Attorney Ed Gower represents Will County.
GOWER: The analysis that was performed by the Surface Transportation Board doesn’t take a hard look at the true environmental impact that this transaction will have on Will County communities and residents.
The transportation board says its environmental study was extensive.
A spokesman says opponents would have until February 22 to appeal the sale’s approval.
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Martin, Bucktown // Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:22 PM
I cant believe how selfish the burbs are! This is taking trains from the densely populated area and putting them where they impact fewer people. No to mention the benefits for Metra riders. This store has not been reported from both sides.
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Jesper Jorgensen, Naperville/Aurora // Thursday, January 08, 2009 @ 10:34 AM
To Martin's comment: "I cant believe how selfish the burbs are"
When you buy a house downtown you also buy the traffic and the noise that comes with it.
When you buy a house in the burbs you do so to get away from this.
We will now have trains going by our house every 12 minutes compared to 3-5 trains every night. This is probably going to devalue the value of our house substantially.
Plus the tracks and the roads out here are not designed to have that much train traffic; meaning we do not have that many overpasses; hence they will need to be built in order to avoid traffic congestion. And who is going to pay for this. We the tax payers will pay for this - not Canadian Rail.
So in these though times I really do not need the value of my house to go down even more or to receive a higher tax bill. So pardon me for being selfish
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