Canadian National Railway

What they don’t want YOU to know

Tsunami of Far East goods set to hit North America

• According to Bloomberg News, the Chinese have invested $15 billion to develop Yangshan, China’s largest port.

• Yangshan currently handles 20 million containers a year. In 2010, capacity will increase to 30 million.

• In 2005 the largest container ships carried an average of less than 2,500 containers. Today, megaships are longer than 4 football fields and carry 12,500 containers.

• See the the megaship, Emma Maersk at sea at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oRlthTwEEM

• Employs approximately 22,700 in Canada and the U.S.• Operates a network of nearly 20,400 route miles.• 2007 Revenues CDN$7.9 billion with CDN$2.2 billion in

net profit.• The only North American railroad that crosses the

continent north to south and east to west connecting all three NAFTA countries.

• Proposed acquisition of EJ&E line will:– Link five rail lines radiating out from Chicago– Create a freight rail superhighway between Libertyville, IL

and Gary, IN – Be used as a freight bypass for containers heading to

Memphis and beyond without providing any real benefits to our region.

DATA:

Goods from China come to North America

through the Prince Rupert Terminal in

British Columbia. They are transported by

mega-trains through Chicago to southern

U.S. ports to be sent to South America, Europe

and the world.

CN is the only railroad serving this port.

PRINCE RUPERT

TERMINAL, B.C.

Chicago●PACIFIC

OCEAN

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

SOUTH AMERICA

U.S.

CANADA

CHINA

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●● RAIL LINES

The “Asian Gateway”

CN plans to connect Asia to the rest of the worldthrough YOUR backyard!

CN SHIPPING ROUTES

Key:

Map note: Locations of shipping and rail lines are approximations and are for illustrative purposes only.

Links to CN shipping and rail service maps:

http://www.cn.ca/specialized/china/en_KFChina_popup_map_comm.shtml?/images/maps/cn_between_china_and_north_america_en.jpg

http://www.cn.ca/productsservices/intermodal/en_IMX_map.shtml

Located in British Columbia, Canada

Phase I – Completed 2007Capacity: 500,000 - 20 foot containers

Phase II – To be completed in 2010Capacity: 2,000,000 – 20 foot containers

Implications: 4 times as many containers will enter North America and be shipped on trains through the U.S to southern

ports. We anticipate 82 additional Mega-freight trains per DAY

on EJ&E train lines once the Port reaches its FULL capacity.

Click on www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRAs9B4EV84

to watch a video of Prince Rupert Terminal

Port of Prince Rupert Container Terminal

OUR CONCERNS: Increased Traffic Gridlock at Rail crossings

Added air pollution

Noise levels incompatible with residential living

Delay in Police, Fire and EMT response times

Negative impact on property values

More accidents/deaths along rail lines

Disruption and/or closure of local businesses

Interference with Metra commuter lines

YOU can Make a Difference:

BE INFORMEDCurrent legislation (HR 6707) before Congress changes rail law to  tell the STB that "it shall not approve a transaction" if the adverse impacts on safety and affected communities "outweigh the transportation benefits."

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARDContact your senator and thank him for his support of HR 6707. Contact Links: Senator Dick Durbin (IL) -- http://durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm Senator Barack Obama (IL) -- http://obama.senate.gov/contact/ Senator Evan Bayh (IN) -- http://bayh.senate.gov/contact/ Senator Richard Lugar (IN) -- http://lugar.senate.gov/contact/

CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE and let them know you support HR 6707. http://www.house.gov/

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