Private freight line hopes to end Chicago gridlock

June 26, 2017

(Source: Railway-Technology.com, June 26, 2017)

CHICAGO — As North America’s single largest rail hub, Chicago handles roughly 25% of nationwide rail traffic between the country’s east and west coasts, as well as to the southern US and Canada. Approximately 500 freight trains operate in the Chicago area every day, carrying a third of all American rail freight traffic.