Comment EI-32143
Received or sent (printed as 8/20/2022)
I am submitting my opposition to the “Authorization of the Proposed Acquisition of the Canadian Pacific/Kansas City Southern Railroad merger” currently being considered and reviewed by the Surface Transportation Board (STB). This proposed merger would create a 26,000 mile, single-line rail system connecting Mexico to USA to Canada. This proposed merger would also allow longer trains, up to a mile long, traveling through our local small city of Camanche, Iowa, from 8 trains per day to 22 trains per day, which includes much more noise, longer delays at rail crossings and delaying local Police, Fire and Emergency Services to serve residents on the South side of the railroad tracks that literally bisect our city into two sections. Police, Fire, and Emergency Services are staffed and housed on the North side of the tracks. With the increased length of trains, this will close all city rail crossings until train has cleared town. I strongly feel the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) created by the Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) grossly understates many vulnerable environmental ares in our area. Let’s not forget or overlook the vast numbers of waterfowl, wild life, and fish that is plentiful along these river banks along the shoreline of Camanche. I am requesting someone from your office physically come to our area to personally review these areas of concern. I would gladly walk/drive anyone who will come to better understand that there is a vast difference between looking info. up on computers and maps vs. physically experience what I am discussing. Plus, PLEASE closely review the EIS. What really sticks out to me in 3.12-6, Impact Camanche, the Draft states”No Impact to Camanche”. How many other locations in Iowa and all other involved locations were grossly overlooked ?? I retired 9 years ago from the University of IOWA, Facilities Management Department, Environmental Services as a trained and Certified HAZWOPPER, Asbestos Inspector & Supervisor
Submitted by: Dave Willis · Camanche, IA
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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