Canadian National Railway

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Canadian National Railway

• What they dont want YOU to know

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Tsunami of Far East goods set to hit North
America

• According to Bloomberg News, the Chinese have
  invested 15 billion to develop Yangshan, Chinas
  largest port.
• Yangshan currently handles 20 million containers
  a year. In 2010, capacity will increase to 30
  million.
• In 2005 the largest container ships carried an
  average of less than 2,500 containers. Today,
  megaships are longer than 4 football fields and
  carry 12,500 containers.
• See the the megaship, Emma Maersk at sea at
  http//www.youtube.com/watch?v2oRlthTwEEM

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• Employs approximately 22,700 in Canada and the
  U.S.
• Operates a network of nearly 20,400 route miles.
• 2007 Revenues CDN7.9 billion with CDN2.2
  billion in net profit.
• The only North American railroad that crosses the
  continent north to south and east to west
  connecting all three NAFTA countries.
• Proposed acquisition of EJE line will
• Link five rail lines radiating out from Chicago
• Create a freight rail superhighway between
  Libertyville, IL and Gary, IN
• Be used as a freight bypass for containers
  heading to Memphis and beyond without providing
  any real benefits to our region.

DATA
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Goods from China come to North America through
the Prince Rupert Terminal in British Columbia.
They are transported by mega-trains through
Chicago to southern U.S. ports to be sent to
South America, Europe and the world. CN is the
only railroad serving this port.
The Asian Gateway CN plans to connect Asia to
the rest of the worldthrough YOUR backyard!
PRINCE RUPERT TERMINAL, B.C. ?
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CHINA
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PACIFIC OCEAN
ATLANTIC OCEAN
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Links to CN shipping and rail service
maps http//www.cn.ca/specialized/china/en_KFChin
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na_and_north_america_en.jpg http//www.cn.ca/prod
uctsservices/intermodal/en_IMX_map.shtml
SOUTH AMERICA
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CN SHIPPING ROUTES
RAIL LINES
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Map note Locations of shipping and rail lines
are approximations and are for illustrative
purposes only.
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Port of Prince Rupert Container Terminal
Located in British Columbia, Canada Phase I
Completed 2007 Capacity 500,000 - 20 foot
containers Phase II To be completed in
2010 Capacity 2,000,000 20 foot
containers Implications 4 times as many
containers will enter North America and be
shipped on trains through the U.S to southern
ports. We anticipate 82 additional
Mega-freight trains per DAY on EJE train lines
once the Port reaches its FULL capacity.
Click on www.youtube.com/watch?voRAs9B4EV84 to
watch a video of Prince Rupert Terminal
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OUR CONCERNS

• Increased Traffic Gridlock at Rail crossings
• Added air pollution
• Noise levels incompatible with residential
  living
• Delay in Police, Fire and EMT response times
• Negative impact on property values
• More accidents/deaths along rail lines
• Disruption and/or closure of local businesses
• Interference with Metra commuter lines

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YOU can Make a Difference
BE INFORMED Current legislation (HR 6707) before
Congress changes rail law to  tell the STB that
"it shall not approve a transaction" if the
adverse impacts on safety and affected
communities "outweigh the transportation
benefits."
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD Contact your senator and
thank him for his support of HR 6707. Contact
Links Senator Dick Durbin (IL) --
http//durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm Senator
Barack Obama (IL) -- http//obama.senate.gov/conta
ct/ Senator Evan Bayh (IN) -- http//bayh.senate.
gov/contact/ Senator Richard Lugar (IN) --
http//lugar.senate.gov/contact/
STAY CURRENT Keep checking our website
www.fightrailcongestion.com for the latest news
and action opportunities.
CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE and let them know
you support HR 6707. http//www.house.gov/
SPREAD THE WORD Send the link to our website
www.fightrailcongestion.com to all of your
neighbors.
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