Comment EI-5102
Received or sent (printed as 2/12/2008)
I am an owner of a home in Plainfield, approximately 100 yards from the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern (EJ&E) tracks. As an individual, wife, and mother, I have major concerns regarding Canadian National Railroad’s (CN) plan to expand its rail service in the Plainfield area by acquiring the EJ& E railway. I am extremely concerned about the impact of the increased freight and rail traffic that CN is planning to route through my town. The five trains that currently pass by everyday – blasting their horns day or night – are more than enough for our community. I am deeply concerned about freight trains carrying hazardous materials traveling near our high schools, grade schools, and pre-schools. I am very concerned about the affect this purchase will have on my home value or insurance coverage expenses. I am bothered by the thought of losing the rural atmosphere we have grown to love in Plainfield. I’m distressed about how emergency vehicles will be unable to respond to incidents over the tracks, should a train be blocking the crossing. In addition, if a train can measure up to 2 miles in length, it can potentially block several crossings, causing what should be a 5 minute drive to the school, turn into a 30 minute drive.
Submitted by: Mandi Ralson · Plainfield, IL
The Board publishes this comment in its environmental-comment table for this proceeding. It is quoted here as printed; nothing is inferred from it, and it states the commenter's own position in their own words, not this record's.
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