Their decision is expected weeks afterled to evacuations and fears of air and water contamination when toxic chemicals were released and burned. But in Chicago, a major rail hub, extra trains expected from the merger aren’t necessarily cause for new concerns about derailments and spills, experts said.
It is also projected to bring more trains to the Milwaukee District West line, where Metra shares tracks with Canadian Pacific. The railroad is projecting the merger could add an average of eight extra freight trains per day to parts of the line, bringing the total number to an average of just over 11 trains per day by 2027.
“I can’t say it’s impossible that would happen, I just don’t think it’s something that we can expect,” he said. “I don’t think it’s a high-risk type thing.” “Whenever a railway vehicle is moving there’s a risk involved,” he said. “The railways at the moment are about as safe as they have ever been.” A man takes photos as a black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains Feb. 6, 2023.
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