BNSF logistics in Elwood (Chicago, Joliet: custom home, school, live in)

[Phlbrt1]

Can anybody tell me about the Impact that this has had on the area our town in Arizona is next target for the same type of project on 725 acres less than 1000 ft. from a grade school!!!! thanks

[HOWELL_STREET]

Perhaps you can enlighten us as to what it is all about? In the Chicago area, we have the Burlington Northern, Santa Fe Railroad system (BNSF). Other than that, I really don't know what you are talking about. Do you care to share more information with us?

[Phlbrt1]

It was built in 2002 in Elwood by BNSF rail road as a logistics center on 623 acres i,m wondering about impact it has had in the area good and bad I live in arizona in a small rural town and bnsf is going to build a carbon copy of what you have back there only 1000 ft. from a school!!!

[trailerguy]

BNSF opened a large "logistics park" on the site of the old Joliet Arsenal in 2002. The Arsenal was an enormous military ammunition facility. For safety's sake, there was a great deal of surrounding vacant land. The LP covers only a very small part with a good deal of park land and a new national cemetery separating it from Elwood, the nearest community. I don't know of any impact to the area aside from adding several thousand high paying jobs.

[Phlbrt1]

Thanks Trailerguy,I was just wondering what it did to house values, road traffic this type of development will be voted on tomorrow by the town council, we as residents built custom homes on 1 to 10 acre parcels in the area 7 yrs ago so we oppose development like this it's all rural horse and livestock out here we all have great jobs some are retired some own our own companies we moved out here to get away fom the city life hope you understand thanks for your time.