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Freight backups clog rails and roads, increase air pollution

Truck and rail backups are clogging roads, creating more pollution and raising health risks for Chicagoans near freight corridors

Living in the nation’s largest cargo hub, thousands are exposed to high levels of diesel soot, which can contribute to heart disease, lung c

Chicago Tribune

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No strike, so the trains are running!

#trains #railroad #railroads #rail #rails #illinois #rr #track #train #tracks #freight railway #freight train #deerfield #cp #canadian pacific

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CNN: Railroad strike averted after marathon talks reach tentative deal

CNN: Railroad strike averted after marathon talks reach tentative deal.

Railroad strike averted after marathon talks reach tentative deal

Unions and management reached a tentative deal early Thursday, averting a freight railroad strike that had threatened to cripple US supply c

CNN|Chris Isidore, Vanessa Yurkevich and Jeremy Diamond, CNN Business

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Pielet Brothers scrapyard

McCook, Illinois

1977

Photo by Mark Llanuza

#railroads #railroad #trains #illinois #rails #rr #track #train #tracks #rail #destruction #scrapped #industrial #industrial wasteland #urban decay

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Chicago-Area Metra Lines Could Shut Down Friday If Freight Railroad Workers Go On Strike

BNSF, Union Pacific North, Union Pacific Northwest and Union Pacific West trains likely will not run if there is a strike because those line

Block Club Chicago|leenyassine

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Amtrak begins canceling trips as a freight railroad strike looms

Amtrak begins canceling trips as a freight railroad strike deadline approaches

The cancellations are intended to avoid possible disruptions should freight railroad workers walk out on strike while long-distance trips ar

Chicago Tribune

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Large railroad labor unions move closer to a strike

Large railroad labor unions say they will strike if quality of life is not addressed in new contract

Railroad unions representing half of workers say they will strike unless vacation and sick days and attendance policies, are addressed in a

CNBC|Lori Ann LaRocco

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Northwest suburban mayors, first responders, business owners oppose $31B Canadian Pacific, Kansas City Southern railroads merger - ABC7 Chicago

Northwest suburban mayors, first responders, business owners oppose massive $31B railroad merger

Politicians, emergency responders, business owners and even Metra itself are all opposed to a massive merger of the Canadian Pacific and Kan

ABC7 Chicago

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CNN: Amtrak suspends some long haul routes ahead of potential freight rail strike

CNN: Amtrak suspends some long haul routes ahead of potential freight rail strike.

Amtrak suspends some long haul routes ahead of potential freight rail strike | CNN Business

Amtrak announced Monday that it is preemptively suspending service on some of its long range routes, mostly out of Chicago, due to a looming

CNN|Ross Levitt,Chris Isidore

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Long-Delayed Ravenswood Metra Station Renovation Stalls Again Because Of Supply Chain Issues

The project — announced in 2010 — has faced setbacks due to lack of funding and weather. Officials said they hope to have it done by the end

Block Club Chicago|Alex V. Hernandez

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A US Freight Rail Crisis Threatens More Supply-Chain Chaos | WIRED

A US Freight Rail Crisis Threatens More Supply-Chain Chaos

Federal regulators and the White House have been scrambling to prevent poor service and a possible strike from jamming up a vital but often

WIRED|Condé Nast

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Belt Railway of Chicago Clearing Yard

October 1984

Photo by D.W. Davidson

#trains #railroad #railroads #rails #rr #illinois #train #track #tracks #rail #chicago #brc

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Rainy day morning in the Loop, Chicago (3/23/2022)

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Epicurean Restaurant

316 South Wabash

Chicago

1962

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Freight tracks along the eastern border of Archer Heights, Chicago (7/13/2022)

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Rogers Park Metra Station In Line For Much-Needed Renovation, But Neighbors Ask Rail Service For Better Station Maintenance

The Metra stop has not seen renovations since the early '90s and has fallen into disrepair, neighbors said at a community meeting.

Block Club Chicago|Joe Ward

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Vintage manhole cover in Lake View (Chicago) ... I.B.T. Co stands for Illinois Bell Telephone Company.

It is unusual to not have the Bell System logo in the center.

#lake view