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Great Lakes Basin Railroad

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Great Lakes Basin Railroad
Overview
LocaleWisconsin, Illinois, Indiana
Dates of operationProposed 2019–
Other
Websitewww.greatlakesbasin.net

The Great Lakes Basin Railroad is a proposed railroad in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana.[1][2] The intended route bypasses Chicago to avoid its rail congestion,[3] running from Janesville, Wisconsin, to Michigan City, Indiana.[4] The project's estimated cost is $8 billion, privately financed.[5]

On May 1, 2017, the Great Lake Basin Railroad filed its construction application with the Surface Transportation Board. [6] On August 30, 2017 the Surface Transportation Board unanimously rejected GLB's application.[7]

References

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  1. ^ O'Brien, Eric (2016-03-08). "Railroad Opponents Speak Out For First Time". WIFR. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  2. ^ Poulisse, Adam (2016-03-05). "Boone County farmers opposed to Great Lakes Basin Railroad project". Rockford Register Star. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  3. ^ Guerrero, Isaac (2016-02-27). "Railroad project could bring jobs, development to Rockford and miles of tracks through Boone County". Rockford Register Star. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  4. ^ "Building the Great Lakes Basin Railroad". University of Illinois at Chicago. 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  5. ^ Duwe, Gina (2015-12-06). "Chicago freight rail bypass gaining steam, founder says". Janesville Gazette. Retrieved 2016-04-10. A privately funded, $8 billion freight rail proposed to bypass Chicago and connect to an existing line in Rock County is gaining steam faster than the founder expected.
  6. ^ "GLBT STB Application" (PDF). 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  7. ^ "Federal Government rejects Great Lakes Basin railroad bypass around Chicago". 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
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