As of 2002, severe freight train congestion caused trains to take as long to get through the Chicago region as it took to get there from the West Coast of the country (about 2 days).
V roku 2002 trvalo ťažkým nákladným vlakom dostať sa cez Chicago rovnako dlho ako dostať sa do Chicaga zo západného pobrežia krajiny (cca 2 dni).