The Itasca Fire Protection District has received $2.5 million in federal funding for construction of a new station north of the railroad tracks to better provide service there in anticipation of incre.
Federal regulators just approved a merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern, with Chicago as part of the route linking Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board s approval of a controversial merger between the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads Wednesday drew quick criticism from impacted communities despite conditions regulators imposed.
Places like Bensenville, Itasca and Elgin will go from at least three freight trains a day to 11. Not to mention, the trains are expected to be two miles long and some will be carrying hazardous materials through densely populated areas.