CN/EJ&E ?
Author: Pdxrailtransit
Date: 10-09-2017 - 19:46
Downtown Brown Wrote:
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> Kinda hard to blame Trump. The CREATE Project
> predates Obama. It was actually started as a land
> Grab for Chicago's failed Olympic Bid. Richie
> Daley wanted the CN off the lakefront and the
> property made available for the Olympics. One
> thing led to another and CREATE was born. RR said
> done their way it would have 3-4 years. 10+ years
> later they're still working on it due to the Govt
> red tape. Govt mainly is paying for grade crossing
> separations and improvements that directly benefit
> METRA or AMTRAK.
>
> The Englewood flyover is a classic case in delay
> due to political "Where's mine?" thinking, but
> I'll save the rest of the story for another day.
So whatever happened with CN's EJ&E upgrade?