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For years the "J", the EJ&E, has been underutilized and has never lived up to its name as the Chicago Outer Belt. If it doesn't interchange with, it crosses EVERY other railroad entering Chicago. It is double tracked from Gary, IN on the east to Joliet and maybe on to Elgin. From there it continues the rest of the way AROUND Chicago to Waukegan on the north. I don't know who owns the "J" today but it was originally a US Steel subsidiary connecting their Gary steel mills with their other subsidiaries, American Bridge & Iron and US Steel & Wire in Joliet and Waukegan, respectively. As a US Steel subsidiary they weren't particularly interested in being a route around Chicago for through rail traffic. Also all the major roads classification yards were located closer in to Chicago than the arc followed by the "J". It sounds like the "J" might finally be close to realizing it's potential as a bridge route around Chicago.
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