
With a decision on a railroad merger coming soon, suburban mayors and lawmakers on Monday exhorted federal regulators to postpone any decisions given a recent catastrophic derailment in Ohio.
“It’s a nightmare for me, and I think every mayor thinks the same thing: ‘What happens if that happens in my town?’” Elgin Mayor Dave Kaptain said during a briefing in Itasca organized by the Coalition to Stop CPKC.