芝加哥9亿美元美铁维修设施方案遭布里奇波特居民与州领导人质疑
美铁（Amtrak）拟将维修业务从芝加哥南环区迁至布里奇波特社区，项目金额为9亿美元。The Chicago Focal 10月14日报道，该方案正受到伊利诺伊州领导人和当地居民的进一步审视，居民持续组织反对这一选址。
伊利诺伊州州长J·B·普里茨克的办公室称，美铁目前推进的版本与州政府最初支持的项目有实质不同，并称美铁有责任保持透明、回应居民关切。该项目将为贾斯汀·伊什比亚提出的新南环区球场腾出空间；伊什比亚正在寻求成为芝加哥白袜队老板。居民彼得·卡鲁索表示，反对的不是设施本身，而是将其建在居民区中间；居民玛丽亚·拉吉利奥则将该开发称为“亿万富翁的土地交换交易”。
居民汤姆·布鲁诺表示，他家距离拟建地点仅几步之遥，他对方案中的五座储罐以及妻子患有慢性阻塞性肺病的情况表示担忧；他还表示，该地块由 Illinois Sports Authority 持有。联邦参议员迪克·德宾和塔米·达克沃斯最初支持维修设施升级，两人周一发表联合声明称，该项目不应在没有当地负责人和居民参与的情况下推进。芝加哥第11区市议员妮科尔·李表示，居民正在寻求阻止或推迟该方案的办法，并要求提高透明度、开展完整的环境影响研究和实质性的社区参与；居民正在筹款聘请法律顾问。美铁表示，其多年来一直与联邦、州和地方官员合作，项目在开发过程中有所变化，并称正致力于发布环境认定以及交通和噪声评估。伊什比亚的开发公司 Canal Edge 表示，美铁曾在2024年公开将 Canal Street Yard 列为一个地点，并在2025年表示若获得更多资金，项目可能扩大。报道称，若建成，该项目预计需18个月完成。
（资料来源：The Chicago Focal，2026年10月14日）
Chicago's $900 Million Amtrak Maintenance Facility Plan Faces Pushback From Bridgeport Residents and State Leaders
Amtrak proposes to move its maintenance operation from Chicago's South Loop to the Bridgeport neighborhood in a $900 million project. The Chicago Focal reported on October 14 that the plan is drawing renewed scrutiny from Illinois leaders as neighborhood residents continue organizing against the proposal.
The office of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said the version advanced by Amtrak differs substantially from the project the state initially supported, and said Amtrak has a responsibility to be transparent and address residents' concerns. The project would clear the way for a new South Loop ballpark proposed by Justin Ishbia, who is seeking to become the Chicago White Sox owner. Resident Peter Caruso said, "There's nobody against this facility being built, just not being built in the middle of a residential area," and resident Maria LaGiglio characterized the development as "a billionaire land swap deal."
Resident Tom Bruno, who said his home is steps away from the proposed site, raised concerns about five proposed tanks and his wife's COPD, and said the Illinois Sports Authority owns the lot. U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, who initially supported the maintenance facility upgrade, said in a joint statement on Monday that the project should not proceed without input from local leaders and residents.
Chicago 11th Ward Ald. Nicole Lee said residents are pursuing ways to stop or delay the proposal while seeking greater transparency, a full environmental impact study and meaningful community engagement, and that residents are raising money to hire legal counsel. Amtrak said it has worked with federal, state and local officials for years and that the project has changed during development, and said it is working to release an environmental determination and traffic and noise assessments. Canal Edge, Ishbia's development company, said Amtrak publicly identified Canal Street Yard as a site in 2024 and indicated in 2025 that the project could expand if more funding became available. If built, the project is expected to take 18 months to complete, according to the report.
(Source: The Chicago Focal, October 14, 2026)
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