The Elgin city council voted unanimously to finalize an agreement to work with eight other communities and DuPage County in a coalition that will work to block the merger between the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern freight railroads. The group has already filed their objections with federal regulators. The communities say freight train traffic could triple if the merger goes through.
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