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Originally Posted by Jstange059
So are you suggesting that the rail yard circled in the first image is being sold and will be replaced by the rail yard in the second image next to the White Socks stadium? It doesn't seem like the 35th street rail yard is nearly as large as Amtrak's current rail yard, but if they were to purchase parking lots around the stadium (or the stadium property itself if the White Socks are to be moving), then the rail yards would be able to significantly expand. Or alternatively, the rail yards and truck parking in Chinatown spanning from 23rd street to 29th street may be large enough to accommodate for Amtrak's operations
I would also be curious if the neighboring Metra rail yards were being purchased as they would otherwise be blocking access to the site.
I can't imagine that the property would be being purchased for more parking for the Chicago Fire stadium, considering the amount of parking that would be provided within the 78 property itself and also considering the inconvenient access of needing to cross the river to connect the sites. But it would be quite nice to get some developments on both sides of the river, and perhaps this could be the catalyst to get the strange "Southwest Loop" (as I like to refer to it) to the west of the site finally properly developed.
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The Metra tracks as far as I know was not part of the purchased. Our new ceo is friend of trumps. Trump is trying to get rid of us we lost a lot of funding. The ppl that’s in charge of Amtrak wants to get rid of the long haul and keep our short distance trains like to Chicago to stl. This may explain the sell and the small area on 35th. Washington
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