December 21, 2008 / From Submitted Reports / Joliet Herald News
Canadian National Railway reached an agreement with Griffith, Ind., addressing the community’s concerns about CN’s proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.
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December 19, 2008 / Progressive Railroading
Make it three Indiana and six Illinois towns that now have mitigation pacts in place with Canadian National Railway Co. to address traffic and safety concerns surrounding the proposed Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. (EJ&E) acquisition.
Yesterday, the Class I announced it reached an agreement with Griffith, Ind. CN agreed to fund quiet zones and safety fencing near schools and parks, mitigate noise, provide emergency response personnel training and address other specific issues in the town. The railroad previously entered into mitigation pacts with Schererville and Dyer, Ind., and Chicago Heights, Crest Hill, Frankfort, Hoffman Estates, Mundelein and Joliet, Ill.
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December 18, 2008 / By Erik Potter / Gary Post-Tribune
Griffith became the third Northwest Indiana town to accept a mitigation agreement with Canadian National Railway Co. on Wednesday. The town council approved the agreement by a 4-1 vote, saying it is a necessary step to protect the town should CN’s proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. be approved by the federal government.
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September 9 / Indianapolis Star
GARY Canadian National Railway Co.’s proposed purchase of a smaller railroad with lines through Northwest Indiana continues to worry those working on plans to extend the South Shore commuter rail service.
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July 30, 2008 / By Erik Potter / Gary (Ind.) Post-Tribune
Five Illinois members of Congress will hold an ad hoc hearing in Chicago on Tuesday to look into Canadian National’s proposed purchase of the EJ&E Railroad.
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January 17, 2008 / By Erik Potter / Gary Post Tribune
Northwest Indiana residents and officials on Thursday gave their opinions to federal regulators studying the environmental impacts of the proposed sale of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway to Canadian National.
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