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Railroad industry news about: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Amtrak Board Chair Tony Coscia, Chicago Hub Improvement program, federal funding, rail infrastructure, Chicago Union Station, Metra, passenger rail. From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine
CHICAGO, Ill. (WAND) – The Illinois congressional delegation is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars to help fund a proposed series of railroad improvement projects totaling about $1.1 billion. A
The Amtrak line ran its first 110 mph service on Monday, up from 90 mph previously, which would make the one-way trip less than five hours long. The trip is now a full 30 minutes quicker than when the service ran at 79 mph when the project began in 2010.