Chicago, Illinois is the busiest rail interchange in North America. Fox Business reports that, in an effort to relieve congestion, Canadian National and Norfolk Southern railroads have brokered a deal to interchange some traffic at Elkhart, Indiana, bypassing the Chicago network. The resultant savings of transit time should be a boon to shippers, providing additional fluidity throughout the rail network. This unusually high level of cooperation in the Chicago area is a particularly timely effort during a time of heavy competition among the eastern railroads.
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