WAND-TV Decatur, IL 9/27:
Downstate Inland Port Helps Relieve Chicago Rail Traffic
Decatur – Congestion on Chicago rail lines causes big problems and some companies may look at moving their rail shipping business to other states. But the Midwest Inland Port in Decatur is providing those companies with another option.
“The rail and traffic congestion in the Chicago area is enormous,” State Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno, ® Oak Park, told WAND’s Doug Wolfe after touring the Inland Port. “This allows us to keep much of that business in the state.”
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