The railroad plans to double the size of its intermodal yard at 47th Street and the Dan Ryan Expressway. The City Council is expected to vote on the transfer ordinance Jan. 18.
Edward Forte, chairman of Black Contractors United, voices his opinion toward Herbert Smith, Norfolk Southern regional vice president state relations, during a community meeting Jan. 10, 2023, about NS’s expansion plans in Englewood. The meeting took place at Kennedy-King College.
The railroad plans to double the size of its intermodal yard at 47th Street and the Dan Ryan Expressway. The City Council is expected to vote on the transfer Jan. 18.The 47th Street intermodal yard is already the biggest in the railroad’s 22-state network. It’s a crucial stop on the high-speed tracks that connect Chicago with the East Coast.
Herbert Smith, a Norfolk Southern vice president for government affairs, speaks during a community meeting about Norfolk Southern’s expansion plans in Englewood, on Jan. 10, 2023. She said she did so to pressure the railroad to conduct a study on the long-term health impacts of diesel soot from trains and trucks and to hire more Black contractors and employees. Last month she dropped her opposition to the vote.Hundreds of Englewood homes were razed for a railroad expansion. Those who remain on Chicago’s South Side want clean air, green space and jobs.
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