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Josh Sanburn's Article 'Making Trains Run On Time'

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In his article ‘Making Trains Run on Time’ (Time Magazine, 10 April, 2017, pp. 32-34), Josh Sanburn tells us about the problem of congested train traffic in Chicago. Sanburn says that costly delays have been seen elsewhere because of the problems in Chicago, as any trains travelling from coast to coast have to go through the city. Six of the seven biggest railroad companies use these railroads, with one thousand and three hundred trains traveling through the city a day. Sanburn points out that the regions commuter rail systems compete for limited track space with the nation’s largest lines. At morning and evening rush hours the commuter trains have the right of way, thanks to a deal between the city and the railroads, while freight trains

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