(Source: New York Times, May 8, 2012)
CHICAGO — When it comes to rail traffic, Chicago is America’s speed bump. With freight volume in the United States expected to grow by more than 80 percent in the next 20 years, delays are projected to only get worse.
Now, federal, state, local and industry officials are completing the early stages of a $3.2 billion project to untangle Chicago’s rail system — not just for its residents, who suffer commuter train delays and long waits in their cars at grade crossings, but for the rest of the nation as well.
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