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Untangling why it takes a train longer to pass through Chicago's rail yards than it takes to travel there from Los Angeles.

A quarter of the nation’s rail traffic touches Chicago, which has long suffered from freight traffic jams and delays. A $3.2 billion project aims to improve traffic for the 1,300 freight and passenger trains that pass through the city each day.

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