From: jgrove24@hotmail.com

On Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 9:26:39 AM UTC-5, Stephen Sprunk wrote:
> On 06-May-15 17:59, JG wrote:
> > I can't fathom why Buffet ships crude into Chicago,
>
> Owners do not get involved in day-to-day operational details; they hire
> managers to deal with that stuff.
>
> Also, BNSF was shipping hazmat through Chicago long before Buffet bought
> them, and I'm sure will continue to do so long after.

The volume of tanker trains has exploded since 2013. Any Metra passenger can
count the number of oil trains parked in yards or passing on adjacent tracks.
Before, BNSF ran mostly coal trains and some tanker cars mixed in with other
freight cars in trainsets. No need to pass within 2 miles of Sears Tower, EJE
loops around the populated suburbs.

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