Public Comment Period on Railway Acquisition Extended to

February 15, 2008

West Chicago, Illinois: February 4, 2008 – The City of West Chicago wishes to inform residents that the Surface Transportation Board (STB) has extended the comment period on the scope of study for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Canadian Railway acquisition of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway to Friday, February 15, 2008. All correspondence should refer to STB Finance Docket No. 35087.

Concerned citizens can submit written comments and have oral statements recorded for the public record until February 15, 2008; this information will be used by the STB in developing the final scope of the EIS. Written comments should be sent to: 

Surface Transportation Board
395 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20423
Attention: Phillis Johnson-Ball
Environmental Filing

STB Finance Docket No. 35087

Electronic comments may also be submitted by visiting the Board’s website, http://www.stb.dot.gov/, under the heading E_Filing. Please refer to STB Finance Docket No. 35087 in all correspondence, including electronic filings, addressed to the Board. For recorded comments or additional information, call the toll-free project information line at 1-800-347-0689. Additional information is also available on the project website (http://www.stbfinancedocket35087.com/). 

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