CSX Shuts Down Unused 1.3-Mile Track in Illinois County
Published Date: 3/20/2026
Notice
Summary
CSX Transportation is stopping train service on a 1.32-mile rail line in Cook County, Illinois, because no local freight has used it in two years. The change starts April 19, 2026, unless someone steps up to keep it running by March 30. Workers affected by this will get job protections, and rerouting options are ready for any traffic that used the line.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Worker Job Protections Required
Employees adversely affected by the discontinuance will be protected under the Oregon Short Line employee-protection conditions (as applied in 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979)). A petition for partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed to contest whether those protections are adequate.
1.32-Mile Rail Service Ends April 19, 2026
CSX will stop train service on a 1.32-mile rail line in Cook County, Illinois (milepost BIH 0.93 to BIH 2.25, Zip Code 60804). The discontinuance exemption becomes effective April 19, 2026 unless a formal expression of intent to file an offer of financial assistance (OFA) is filed by March 30, 2026; petitions for reconsideration are due April 9, 2026.
Any Overhead Traffic Can Be Rerouted
CSX certified that any overhead rail traffic that used the line can be rerouted over other lines, meaning through traffic is not expected to cease service. This applies to traffic currently handled as overhead rather than local freight.
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