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Uploaded by on Oct 27, 2011

In a corner of Englewood so torn apart by foreclosures that it's easy to wave to friends across vast stretches of vacant land, residents are mounting a stand against a massive construction project that could wipe out what's left of their long-struggling community.

The Norfolk Southern railroad has been buying houses and tearing them down to make room for an 84-acre freight yard that would extend a 140-acre yard just north of Garfield Boulevard. The company says the new yard is needed to meet increasing national demands for freight cargo.

Chicago Tribune
For the roughly 150 families still living in this pocket of the South Side, the project means that, one way or another, they would have to leave to make room for it.

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  • Best thing that could happen to that area.

  • railroad paids big money

  • true

  • "AWARENESS REVOLUTION" in full throttle. Brought to you by VPC

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