Union Pacific Canal Street train yard, located at 836 West 25th, Chicago, Illinois, is a major target for a terror attack because I-90/94 is located above it and I-55is located under it. Recently this yard was temporarily closed, however is used as a holding yard today. Amtrak, Metra and freightliners do not stop here, but they do travel through this yard numerous times per day. Any serious attack here would cripple Chicago, and with it the entire Great Lakes region.
Union Pacific Global II train yard, located in Northlake, Illinois, is very large, spanning approximately four miles. I-294, I-290 and U.S. Route 12 20 45are directly above it. In addition to freight, Metra and Amtrak travel directly through this train yard numerous times per day.
While the two yards that seem most capable of causing massive destruction and obstruction are listed above, there are several yards in Chicago/Illinois which, if attacked, would bring on similarly catastrophic consequences. I have no doubt that authorities are aware of these issues and reasonable security measures are being taken. However, doubling up on security and surveillance would be an appropriate thing to do today.
In addition, I would like the public to be conscious of these potential security risks. Thousands of drivers travel above or below these yards every day. If a fraction of these drivers, especially passengers, would watch for suspicious activity, a potentially disastrous situation might be prevented. Thank you.
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I agree that it’s likely that they could go for the freight, mainly because I think they’ve learned that they don’t have to kill thousands or even hundreds of people to have a devastating effect on the US. The can “win” by bankrupting us or interfering with the day to day lives of US citizens.
If they crashed a plane into the Hoover Dam or detonated a bomb there or something, they could kill the power source for tens of millions of Americans. That would have catastrophic effects without even killing anyone. I hope the feds are looking at these kinds of scenarios.
Dear Merlin,
Great point on the Hoover Dam, however, I trust that the feds have been addressing that possibility.
Merlin, Hi, how are you? you,ve been off the threads for about a month. Anyway, I answered your question and added some extra details on April 12 on the “DiFronzo Authorized Hit On The Hatch” article. Check it out. Also, above and beyond what I wrote, my source told me years ago there was some sort of ceremony but never went into detail about it.
For large scale attacks, it’s easier to imagine terrorist attacking diplomatic missions abroad, like embassy sites and so on. At home, our ports and railways are vulnerable because they’re so hard to keep a watchful eye on. For smaller attacks, I’ve always worried about suicide spree shootings and stuff like that. A guy with nothing to lose who has pledged allegiance to some insane religious ideology can do a horrifying amount of damage short order.
I agree.
Joe, check out this additional footage of bin Laden they released. You wouldn’t think he’d be watching this of all things:
http://www.tomscott.com/osama/#a5GwF5B1uFU
I am in shock. Why would he watch such a video? It amazes me that the CIA was able to capture that.