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Chicago to St. Louis High-Speed Rail Route. Download a full-sized version of the Study Area Map [pdf 297kb] A total of six new sets of trains, capable of operating at 110 mph, will be purchased for use on the Chicago to St. Louis corridor.
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Illinois High Speed Rail refers to a set of planned high speed rail lines connecting Chicago Union Station (aka the Chicago Hub Network) to various parts of the state and beyond. Two lines already offer increased speeds.
High-Speed Rail - Chicago to St. Louis. How it Began. IDOT has been studying and planning for the implementation of 110-mph passenger rail service in the Chicago-St. Louis corridor for more than 20 years.
Reduced travel time, increased service reliability, and enhanced safety would attract travelers from automobile and air travel to a new or improved rail mode of transportation. Website of the proposed Illinois High-Speed Rail System.
Passenger trains on the Chicago to St. Louis Corridor are operating at speeds up to 90 mph. Testing of trains at 110 mph are underway. Once complete and approved, schedules will be modified for the reduced travel times and trains will begin operating at speeds up to 110 mph.
As home of the nation’s railroad hub, Illinois has a pivotal role to play in making high-speed rail a reality in the U.S. And, Illinois needs to connect its universities, business centers and tourist attractions to each other and to O’Hare.
4 Μαΐ 2023 · The federal government has signed off on higher speed Amtrak passenger trains between Chicago and St. Louis, running through Springfield, and Lincoln, completing more than three decades of effort to bring high-speed rail to the state and the nation's passenger rail service.
