Railway Age magazine has an article this month about the Canadian National Railroad. Featured prominently in the article is a discussion of the purchase of the EJ&E and the reasoning behind it. An excerpt of the article is available online at Railway Age but you must subscribe to the magazine for the full article.
What affect, if any will this have on Hammond? If there are no negative effects on Hammond we should be supporting this merger as good for the region; after all, when, in recent history, has a multinational company decided to invest in Gary? This alone would be a net positive for the region. Will some communities be negatively impacted? Yes, but rather than act like C.A.V.E. people maybe they should talk to the railroad and work together on minimizing the impact. There are things that can be done if they are willing to work with the railroad; but the railroad will be less likely to respond to threats and demands.
Take some time and research quiet zones; this would help reduce the noise at crossings, but requires the communities willing participation.
And, although they are expensive overpasses and viaducts can frequently be used to close crossings thus avoiding delays caused by trains.
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