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Old Posted Nov 12, 2015, 7:54 PM
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Originally Posted by techchallenger View Post
To be fair, I think the objection/issue at this site is more about what is being transported on these trains and how many people a crude oil fireball would wipe out, not just that there are trains.
In large part, it's where there are trains. In a city, there has to be trains somewhere. But it's a shame Philly's city planning was so ass backward and we located rail and highway right next to what should have been a prime resource: our rivers. Can't tell you how much I enjoyed the Chicago river when I lived there (not to mention the Seine). It's very difficult and costly to address something like this. The minimal capping that's happening on 676 is pretty expensive and it's a drop in the bucket.