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RAIL SALE: Federal regulators have conditionally approved the hotly debated sale of a nearly 200-mile railway line that swings around Chicago and through dozens of suburban communities. In its Wednesday decision, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board said Canadian National's purchase and development of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway line will improve the flow of congested rail traffic in and around Chicago. But many communities along the line have fiercely opposed the $300 million sale to CN. Critics fear the number of freight trains will triple from just a couple a day to as many as 20.

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