Ald. Jeanette Taylor said it became clear that Norfolk Southern had yet to live up to the promises it made to hire South Side residents after they bought approximately 500 lots, displacing many longtime residents — most of whom were poor and Black.
A years-long effort by the Norfolk Southern Railway to double the size of its storage yard in Englewood failed to get signal clearance from the Chicago City Council on Wednesday, after Ald. Jeanette Taylor blocked a vote on a measure long sought by the railroad.
But the alderperson renewed her opposition Wednesday after she said it became clear to her that Norfolk Southern had yet to live up to the promises it made to hire South Side residents after the rail giant bought approximately 500 lots, displacing many longtime residents — most of whom were poor and Black — and prevent air and noise pollution, Taylor said.
Taylor is running for reelection, and faces a rematch against former Chicago Police Officer Jennifer Maddox. Taylor has demanded the railway conduct a study on the long-term health impacts of diesel soot from trains and trucks and to hire more Black contractors and employees, including from Englewood.But Taylor’s action means additional delays on a project designed to “further Chicago’s role as the heart of our nation’s supply chain,” said Norfolk Southern spokesperson Connor Spielmaker.
After the vote was delayed, Mayor Lori Lightfoot backed the measure and defended the railroad’s track record in Englewood.
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