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Welcome to the Illinois High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail website. This site has been created to facilitate public input and provide information about the process and schedule. We invite you to explore the site regarding these studies. You can also visit www.connectthemidwest.com for additional Midwest High-Speed Rail information.

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Mich. Ill., Ind. give $600,000 for fast rail study
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says Michigan, Illinois and Indiana are contributing $200,000 each to a $4 million study to creating a high-speed rail corridor between Chicago and Detroit. more >

Amtrak Enlists iPhones as a Service Tool
Old-school train conductors are finally ready to give up their hole punchers to try something new: the iPhone. more >

Amtrak will scrap hole punchers, use fat iPhone scanners instead
We're all for replacing paper tickets with app-based digital scanners, but these chubby iPhone ticket scanners that Amtrak plans to use make the out-going hole puncher look svelte in comparison more >

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Illinoise High-Speed Rail Study Area Map Tier 1 Study » TRT Construction » Illinois received $186.3 million for construction upgrades between Dwight and Joliet. Construction will include a second mainline track from south of Joliet, the addition of a new passing siding near Braidwood, and upgrades to the entire section to allow for travel up to 110 mph. Illinois received $1.2 billion to bring high-speed passenger rail service to Illinois by 2014. Illinois' signature high-speed rail route received $1.1 billion for corridor improvements between Dwight and St. Louis. The corridor improvements will only take place between Dwight and St. Louis as a result of the 2004 Record of Decision (ROD) that states no action will take place between Dwight and Chicago. view Chicago to Joliet Alternatives View Springfield Alternatives View Alton to St. Louis Alternatives

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*The dollar amounts in the above map reflect the money awarded and are not indicative of the total cost of the project.

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