Diesel In The Air
Posted On: January 4, 2010Originally published as part of the January, 2010 Issue
More than 57,000 people—a majority of them minority—reside within a half mile of the Chicago area’s 15 biggest “intermodal” rail yards. On average, each yard emitted 11 tons of particulate matter annually.
Rail yard emissions:
1. Bedford Park
Company: CSX
Lifts: 918,680
Particulate Matter: 28 tons
2. Corwith
Company: BNSF
Lifts: 757,000
Particulate Matter: 23 tons
3. Willow Spring
Company: BNSF
Lifts: 698,000
Particulate Matter: 21 tons
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