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St. Anthony 2040 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 6: Transportation <br /> <br />100 <br /> <br />traffic on the CP lines has increased in recent years in part due to growth in the <br />Bakken oil fields of North Dakota and Montana. Safety is also an increasing <br />concern, particularly rail safety as related to Bakken crude oil being transported <br />through the region on the CP lines. The CP Shoreham Yard in northeast <br />Minneapolis has been identified as operating near full capacity, which has resulted <br />in congestion and additional freight truck traff ic on principal arterials in the region. <br />Based on discussions with City fire department personnel, there have been periods <br />during which nine freight trains move through St. Anthony Village in an average <br />day. Depending on operations at the CP Shoreham Yard, trains sometimes need <br />to idle within the St. Anthony Village City limits for an extended period of time while <br />they wait to be loaded or unloaded at the railyard. The volume of rail traffic has <br />therefore raised concerns about compatibility between freight traffic and adjacent <br />land uses. While land use adjacent to the City’s primary freight routes is generally <br />compatible with these uses (industrial, commercial, etc.), there are several areas <br />of single-family and multi-family residential housing that lie adjacent to the rail <br />lines. <br /> <br />