From the Tribune

Naperville to hire lobbyist to oppose railway deal
Tribune staff report
11:32 PM CDT, April 3, 2008
Naperville has stepped up its efforts to fight the proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway by the Canadian National Railway.
On Tuesday, the City Council approved spending as much as $10,000 for a lobbyist to represent its concerns and opposition to the proposed acquisition. Naperville is part of a regional coalition that includes Plainfield, Aurora, DuPage County, Will County and communities from Waukegan to Indiana in opposing the transaction.
If the purchase is approved, traffic on the EJ&E tracks, which run along the western perimeter of Naperville, is projected to increase from an average of about 15 trains per day to 42 trains per day. The Surface Transportation Board, a federal agency, will rule on the proposal this year.
City officials have expressed concern over the effect the purchase would have on Naperville's proposed "quiet zone" designation. They also expressed concern over an increase in hazardous cargo carried along these tracks and additional street traffic congestion caused by the greater number of trains.