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Very Interesting thread. Some thoughts. Chicago proper has long required grade seperations for all railroads, so blocked crossings is not a benefit to the city. The same is not true of the suburbs, however they don't have the political clout the city does and regional co-operation isn't the greatest. The state has recently trippled tolls for trucks on the tollways which will affect some rail to rail via road transfers. I'm not familiar with all of the inner yards, but many have no room for expansion. Both Clyde and Proviso are pretty much a mess now. The BNSF tanscon yards along I-55(Corwith or Corinth??) are also a mess. I saw one double-stack parked over Harlem ave. waiting to get in for 3 days last weekend. Regarding the J, maybe some of the planning people should take a drive along the Kane/Kendall county corridor(Elgin to Joliet). In addition to the new Inermodal facilities that far out, trucking companies are building massive terminals out there. There's also a couple of massive delievery facilities for unloading auto-racks and storing cars for dealers. Things aren't so built-up that adding capacity to the J would be that difficult. 10 years from now, I don't know. Maybe they're holding out for a better offer??? Since there's far fewer railroads coming into the region, I'm surprised they haven't rationalized interchange more than they have???
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