CN Railroad's possible rerouting around the city (Barrington: school district, law)

[supernerdgirl]

Originally Posted by Drover

It's pretty clear who needs to pay for it: the party that allowed its town to develop in a way that was bifurcated by a pre-existing private right-of-way, with assistance from the state and county to the extent that the affected biways are state or county roads. They would just rather not foot the bill so they want to try to make the railroad pay or substantially pay.

oh, you're absolutely right.

[Irishtom29]

Originally Posted by supernerdgirl

oh, you're absolutely right.

Yes, he is.

[Lookout Kid]

Maybe they can get some stimulus plan money for this. I think investment in our rail freight infrastructure is a smart use of Federal dollars. I've also got a degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering, so I might be able to get a piece of this after I lose my architecture job...

[Avengerfire]

Always thinking of yourself first-that is the Chicago way.

[via chicago]

Originally Posted by MTtravel

Anyone who knows barrington, knows that the tracks divide the town directly in half. This train was stuck for 4 hours in town and it was miles long. There was no way for anyone to travel north or south for 4 hours....including an emergency vehicle which needed to get a car accident victim to the hospital.

And Barrington is the only town that has a railroad through the middle of it?

I live in Berwyn and have dealt with long freights for 25+ years (actually, we have TWO major east/west railroads). And yes, we have a hospital near the tracks (literally adjacent to them). The nearest underpass for the BNSF line is Austin Blvd in Cicero.

So cry me a river, Barrington.

[Chummy Waters]

I hope the choo choo comes near me, I love watching trains.

[MTtravel]

Originally Posted by via chicago

And Barrington is the only town that has a railroad through the middle of it?

I live in Berwyn and have dealt with long freights for 25+ years (actually, we have TWO major east/west railroads). And yes, we have a hospital near the tracks (literally adjacent to them). The nearest underpass for the BNSF line is Austin Blvd in Cicero. So cry me a river, Barrington.

And they say people in Barrington are snobby?? I didnt say that barrington was the only place that had that issue. I feel bad for any town that has to deal with that situation but I was addressing an earlier posting which stated that they couldnt understand why people in Barrington were complaining...I was only offering a possible answer to that specific question about that specific town.

[GoCUBS1]

Thought I'd post this safety announcement I just received re: increased CN train traffic starting March 4:

safety announcement

"According to CN estimates, suburbs such as Barrington, Hoffman Estates and Lake Zurich will see an increase in trains from five to 20 a day over the next three years."

[Drover]

This so-called 'safety announcement' takes an out-of-sight out-of-mind approach. This is a distributive problem, and by trying to shift the train traffic elsewhere, they also simply shift the safety issues elsewhere -- namely, to even more densely populated areas where the safety concerns per track mile are even more amplified. Once again, they want the benefits of living in a massive, thriving, dynamic metropolis but don't want the burdens. They also ignore that by making transport-by-train more difficult, they increase regional truck traffic. Have they considered the safety issues that poses?

[Lookout Kid]

Originally Posted by Drover

Once again, they want the benefits of living in a massive, thriving, dynamic metropolis but don't want the burdens.

Isn't this the official Barrington village motto?