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<br />109 <br /> <br />due to growth in the Bakken oil fields of North Dakota and Montana. Safety is <br />also an increasing concern, particularly rail safety as related to Bakken crude oil <br />being transported through the region on the CP lines. The CP Shoreham Yard in <br />northeast Minneapolis has been identified as operating near full capacity, which <br />has resulted in congestion and additional freight truck traffic on principal arterials <br />in the region. Based on discussions with City fire department personnel, there <br />have been periods during which nine freight trains move through St. Anthony <br />Village in an average day. Depending on operations at the CP Shoreham Yard, <br />trains sometimes need to idle within the St. Anthony Village City limits for an <br />extended period of time while they wait to be loaded or unloaded at the railyard. <br />The volume of rail traffic has therefore raised concerns about compatibility <br />between freight traffic and adjacent land uses. While land use adjacent to the <br />City’s primary freight routes is generally compatible with these uses (industrial, <br />commercial, etc.), there are several areas of single-family and multi-family <br />residential housing that lie adjacent to the rail lines. <br /> <br />