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High-Speed Rail in the U.S. Remains Elusive: Illinois Shows Why
Last edited Wed Mar 6, 2019, 04:41 PM - Edit history (1)
High-Speed Rail in the U.S. Remains Elusive: Illinois Shows Why
A $2 billion Chicago-St. Louis project will offer a top speed of just 110 mph and shave an hour off the trip
By Shayndi Raice and Paul Overberg | Photographs by Daniel Acker for The Wall Street Journal
March 4, 2019 10:29 a.m. ET
Amtrak’s route from Chicago to St. Louis would seem an ideal place for the U.S. to adopt high-speed rail such as in Europe and Asia, where passenger trains can race along at 200 miles an hour. The stretch in Illinois is a straight shot across mostly flat terrain.
In fact, a fast-rail project is under way in Illinois. Yet the trains will top out at 110 mph, shaving just an hour from what is now a 5½-hour train trip.
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A $2 billion Chicago-St. Louis project will offer a top speed of just 110 mph and shave an hour off the trip
By Shayndi Raice and Paul Overberg | Photographs by Daniel Acker for The Wall Street Journal
March 4, 2019 10:29 a.m. ET
Amtrak’s route from Chicago to St. Louis would seem an ideal place for the U.S. to adopt high-speed rail such as in Europe and Asia, where passenger trains can race along at 200 miles an hour. The stretch in Illinois is a straight shot across mostly flat terrain.
In fact, a fast-rail project is under way in Illinois. Yet the trains will top out at 110 mph, shaving just an hour from what is now a 5½-hour train trip.
After...
TO READ THE FULL STORY
What Happened to High-Speed Rail in Illinois?
Congress approved an $8 billion plan to develop speedy railways nearly a decade ago. So where’s our bullet train to St. Louis?
BY RYAN SMITH
PUBLISHED FEB. 11, 2019
Congress approved an $8 billion plan to develop speedy railways nearly a decade ago. So where’s our bullet train to St. Louis?
BY RYAN SMITH
PUBLISHED FEB. 11, 2019