New Lenox Rail Sense

September 19, 2008 / BY GUY TRIDGELL / Southstar

The Canadian National Railway is taking the fight over the EJ&E Railroad to court.

The company filed a lawsuit in a U.S. appeals court Thursday to force federal regulators to speed up their review of CN’s plan to buy the EJ&E.

Montreal-based CN wants the $300 million sale approved by the end of the year.

But the Surface Transportation Board, the federal regulatory agency with final say on the transaction, has said a ruling could come as late as Jan. 31

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August 20, 2008 / By Gerry Smith / Chicago Tribune reporter

Canadian National Railway’s bid to buy the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway gained momentum this week as a key congressman joined a coalition of suburban leaders throwing their support behind the controversial deal.

U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) and the alliance of mayors and village presidents from Buffalo Grove, Crete, Des Plaines, North Riverside, Riverside and South Holland say the proposed purchase could reduce or eliminate CN train traffic in certain corridors, leading to fewer blocked crossings, idling trains and middle-of-the-night train whistles.

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August 2, 2008 / By ANDRE SALLES / Joliet Herald News

On Tuesday, a group of federal legislators will meet in Chicago to discuss Canadian National Railway Company’s proposed $300 million buyout of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern rail line. But they’ll do it without Canadian National in attendance.

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June 17, 2008 / By JANET LUNDQUIST / Joliet Herald News

BIGGERT TOURS AREA RAILROAD CROSSINGS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY EJ&E SALE.

PLAINFIELD — Plainfield officials have enlisted the support of a federal ally in their quest to avoid traffic gridlock if Canadian National is approved to buy the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway.

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June 17, 2008 / By Erika Slife / Chicago Tribune reporter 

U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert told CN’s plan to buy EJ & E would tie up traffic, increase wait times

As the afternoon stretched close to rush hour on Monday, cars began stacking up on Illinois Highway 126, the main road into Plainfield from Interstate Highway 55.

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