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Chicago Hub Network

January 01, 1970

The Chicago Hub Network is a collection of proposed fast conventional and high-speed rail lines in the Midwestern United States including 3,000 miles (5,000 km) of track. Since the 1990s, there have been multiple proposals to build a network from Chicago to destinations such as Milwaukee, Madison, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Detroit, Kansas City, St. Louis, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Louisville. In addition, the rail lines from the Chicago hub would connect through to cities in Canada.[1] Eastern routes from Chicago would also blend into the Ohio Hub network. In addition to providing better connections between Midwestern cities, the projects are intended to reduce or eliminate the operating subsidies that American passenger train routes currently require.

Chicago Hub Network high-speed rail corridors, as designated by the Federal Railroad Administration
Midwest High Speed Rail logo

If implemented, the plans would have some of the nation's fastest trains in Chicago, as it had in the 1930s and 1940s when the Twin Zephyrs, Twin Cities 400, and Hiawatha were based in the city. Chicago is North America's largest rail hub, and remains unsurpassed in the total number of passenger and freight trains that converge on any city on the continent. Chicago is a major hub for Amtrak, with 15 different lines terminating at the city's Union Station. Most existing passenger trains in the region operate at speeds of about 55 to 79 miles per hour (89 to 127 km/h), although a few travel faster. The various plans have suggested speeds ranging from 110 to 220 miles per hour (180 to 350 km/h) for the core routes, as well as improved speeds for secondary routes.

In 2023, the Chicago–St. Louis rail line was upgraded so passenger trains are able to reach top speeds of 110 miles per hour (180 km/h) when traveling between Joliet and Alton.[2]

Early studies and ISTEA corridors edit

Renewed interest in high-speed rail occurred by the year 1990 when the Minnesota–Wisconsin–Illinois Tri-State Rail Study was underway. A Chicago–Milwaukee–Madison–La Crosse–Rochester–Twin Cities "southern corridor" (a variation of the former Hiawatha routing) and a Chicago–Milwaukee–Green Bay–Wausau–Eau Claire–Twin Cities "northern corridor" were described in a preliminary report in December of that year.[3] A final report was released in May 1991 and recommended TGV-class 185 mph (298 km/h) service since it provided the greatest benefit to riders and others in the corridor, though a slower (and less expensive) 125 mph (201 km/h) "Amtrak upgrade" option was also deemed reasonable for capital-constrained investments.[4]

The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) was passed on December 18, 1991, and requested designation of up to five corridors. A core of what would become the Chicago Hub Network was the first of these five to be announced by Secretary of Transportation Andrew Card on October 15, 1992, who designated Chicago-based routes to Milwaukee, St. Louis, and Detroit.[5]

Midwest Regional Rail Initiative edit

In 2004, the Midwest Regional Rail Initiative plan was released, focusing on upgrading existing Amtrak routes. The plan had been in development since 1996, led by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Trains would travel at about 110 miles per hour (180 km/h) on the primary routes, but 80 to 90 mph (130 to 140 km/h) on secondary lines. Existing trains run at speeds of about 55 to 79 mph (89 to 127 km/h). Raising the speed would significantly reduce trip times. A trip between Milwaukee and Chicago would be reduced from about 90 minutes to just over an hour. The trip from the Twin Cities to Chicago would drop from 8 hours to 5½ hours. Travelers between Chicago and Cincinnati would see the biggest gains, cutting travel time in half to just 4 hours.

If implemented, planners would expect 13.6 million annual riders by the year 2025. The frequency of train trips would also be increased: areas that currently only see one train in each direction every day would be upgraded to four or six trips each way.

The total investment required for the system, paying for infrastructure as well as rolling stock, was estimated at $7.7 billion in 2002 dollars. $1.1 billion of that would go toward purchasing 63 new train sets. Plans at the time called for phased construction taking about a decade.

This plan is expected to use diesel-powered trains, which is one reason for the relatively low top speed in comparison to high-speed lines in Europe and elsewhere. The practical limit for diesel-powered train service is about 125 mph (201 km/h). Higher speeds require electrification, which can double the cost of building a rail line, though trains on such lines benefit from higher efficiency leading to lower fuel costs, and the ability to accelerate and decelerate more rapidly which boosts rail line capacity.

2009 Midwest High Speed Rail Association proposal edit

For 2009, the Midwest High Speed Rail Association (MHSRA) and other organizations requested new studies of possible rail routes in the Midwest, this time with 220 miles per hour (350 km/h) service as the goal. These routes were identified:[6]

  • Chicago–Milwaukee–Madison–Rochester–Minneapolis/St. Paul-St. Cloud-Fargo-Bismarck
  • Chicago–Champaign–Springfield–St. Louis
  • Chicago–Gary–Lafayette–Indianapolis–Cincinnati
    • Cincinnati–Dayton–Columbus–Cleveland
  • Chicago–Gary–Fort Wayne–Toledo–Detroit
  • Chicago–Gary–Fort Wayne–Toledo–Cleveland-Erie-Buffalo
    • Cleveland–Pittsburgh

The MHSRA funded a study of the link from Chicago to St. Louis,[7] while the Southeast Minnesota Rail Alliance funded a study of the route to Minneapolis/St. Paul—the third in a series previously funded by the Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota Departments of Transportation.[4][8][9]

2009 SNCF proposal edit

In late 2009, the French national rail company SNCF released studies of several rail corridors in the United States in California, Florida, Texas, and the Midwest.[10] France has a population distribution similar to that in the Midwest, so their experiences with TGV trains and other high-speed systems could conceivably be duplicated in the U.S. The following routes were identified for a first phase of implementation:

  • Chicago–Milwaukee–Madison–Eau Claire–Minneapolis/St. Paul
  • Chicago–Bloomington/Normal–Springfield–St. Louis
  • Chicago–Gary–Lafayette–Indianapolis–Cincinnati
  • Chicago–Gary–Fort Wayne–Toledo–Detroit
  • Chicago–Gary–Fort Wayne–Toledo–Cleveland

These routes were designed to allow them to overlay the Midwest Regional Rail Initiative plan. Like the MHSRA plan, the SNCF core routes would operate at up to 220 mph (350 km/h). The total cost was projected at $68.5 billion in 2009 dollars, with 54% of that projected to need public financing if a public-private partnership was pursued. The public funds could be recovered from revenues in about 15 years.

Upgrades underway edit

Some construction has begun in Illinois and Michigan, primarily as testbeds for the upgraded signaling and control systems required for higher-speed rail. In Michigan, this work has already resulted in speeds up to 110 mph (180 km/h) for Amtrak's Wolverine and Blue Water services. Similar work on the Chicago–Saint Louis line in Illinois was met with considerable technical difficulties in 2005,[11] though work continued.

In September 2008, the federal government provided $297,000 to fund a study of the plan; Amtrak and state governments matched these funds for a total of $594,000. Planners anticipate 13.6 million riders over the entire network by the year 2025.[12]

The Chicago to Milwaukee Hiawatha Service was planned to be expanded to Madison, Wisconsin, but the project was then nixed in 2011 by then Wisconsin governor Scott Walker. In 2009, the Spanish manufacturer Talgo had agreed to open a plant in Wisconsin in order to build 110-mph trains for the Hiawatha route and other improved corridors;[13] however, due to the cancellation of construction in Wisconsin, Talgo has scaled back plans from a manufacturing plant to a maintenance facility, leading the City of Milwaukee to consider legal action against the state.[14]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 edit

In 2009, the federal government allocated $8 billion in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to be divided up among rail projects around the country. States in the Midwest made 24 applications to the government, and on January 28, 2010, the White House announced that the Chicago network would receive money for three of its requests, and two other grants were made to Midwestern states.[15] The Chicago-based routes receiving funding were:

  • $1.131 billion for Chicago–St. Louis–Kansas City[16] ($1.1 billion for Chicago–St. Louis, $31 million for St. Louis–Kansas City)
  • $823 million for Chicago–Milwaukee–Madison–Minneapolis/St. Paul[17] ($810 million for Milwaukee–Madison, $12 million for Chicago–Milwaukee, remaining $600,000 to study possible alignments to the Twin Cities.)[18][19]
  • $244 million for Chicago–Detroit–Pontiac[20]

An additional $400 million was released for the 3C corridor in Ohio connecting Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati, and $17 million was allocated to Iowa.[21][22] Many of the corridors receiving funding at this time were originally designated as high-speed rail corridors following the 1991 ISTEA legislation.[5]

2010 edit

In October 2010, the Chicago Hub received more money from the FY 2010 High Speed Rail Allocation. The major grants were:

  • $230 million for Chicago–Quad Cities–Iowa City[23]
  • $161 million for Chicago–Detroit–Pontiac[23]

Following the 2010 gubernatorial elections in Wisconsin and Ohio, both newly elected governors repeated their intentions of shutting down the projects in these two states and returning the money to the federal government.[24] Following the return of funds, the federal government redirected the $145 million intended for Wisconsin and Ohio to the State of Washington's high-speed rail corridor,[25] and to Connecticut to modernize the New Haven-Springfield Line.[citation needed]

Chicago-St. Louis rail line upgrades edit

Before the upgrades, Amtrak passenger trains had a top speed of 79 MPH on the line between Chicago and St. Louis, and freight trains had a top speed of 60 MPH.[26] In the fall of 2012, the section of the Chicago-St. Louis line between Pontiac, Illinois, and Dwight, Illinois, began Amtrak service at 110 MPH, as a demonstration section.[26] In 2014 construction began to upgrade the entire rail line between Carlinville, Illinois, and Joliet, Illinois, so that Amtrak could run its passenger trains at 110 MPH.[27] In addition, freight trains will be able to operate at 70 MPH.[26]

The entire cost of the high-speed rail program was estimated at $1.8 billion, with the federal government committing $1.6 billion of that,[28] later lowered to $1.4 billion.[29] It is estimated that $1.2 billion will be spent on the program by the end of 2016.[29]

On December 20, 2021, Amtrak train speeds were upgraded to 90 miles per hour (140 km/h) between Chicago and St Louis. This reduced travel time by 15 minutes between the two cities. Final approval for 110 mph (180 km/h) speeds was granted in May 2023, and higher-speed rail service began on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, saving passengers an additional 45 minutes in travel time.[30]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Wattrick, Jeff T. (May 9, 2011). "High-Speed Rail in Michigan: Is a line to Canada the next step?". MLive.com. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  2. ^ Neveau • •, James (May 4, 2023). "Amtrak Cleared to Run Trains at 110 MPH on Routes Between Chicago, St. Louis". NBC Chicago. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  3. ^ TMS/Benesch (December 19, 1990). "Preliminary Findings, Tri-State Study of High Speed Rail Service" (PDF). Tri-State Steering Committee.
  4. ^ a b TMS/Benesch (May 1991). "Tri-State High Speed Rail Study" (PDF). Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois Departments of Transportation. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
  5. ^ a b . Federal Railroad Administration. Department of Transportation. July 7, 2009. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  6. ^ Midwest High Speed Rail Association: 220-mph High Speed Lines January 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Chicago to St. Louis 220 mph High Speed Rail Alternative Corridor Study December 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Tri-State II Rail Study
  9. ^ Tri-State III Rail Study January 9, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ SNCF: Midwest[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ . South Bend Tribune. December 31, 2005. Archived from the original on June 22, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  12. ^ Costello, Alison (November 7, 2008). "Federal money for trains seeks match from states". Capital News Service. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
  13. ^ Doyle enters Midwest pact to pursue high-speed rail funds
  14. ^ Talgo pulling out of Milwaukee in 2012
  15. ^ Zach Rosenberg (February 1, 2010). "At Long Last, Clear Messages for High-Speed Rail". Autopia. Wired Blogs. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
  16. ^ "Fact Sheet: High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program: Chicago – St. Louis – Kansas City". whitehouse.gov. January 27, 2010. from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2010 – via National Archives.
  17. ^ "Fact Sheet: High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program: Minneapolis/St. Paul – Madison – Milwaukee – Chicago". whitehouse.gov. January 27, 2010. from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2010 – via National Archives.
  18. ^ . Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. January 28, 2010. Archived from the original on February 2, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
  19. ^ . Minnesota Department of Transportation. January 29, 2009. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
  20. ^ "Fact Sheet: High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program: Pontiac-Detroit-Chicago". whitehouse.gov. January 28, 2010. from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2010 – via National Archives.
  21. ^ "Fact Sheet: High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program: Cleveland – Columbus – Dayton – Cincinnati". whitehouse.gov. January 27, 2010. from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2010 – via National Archives.
  22. ^ "Fact Sheet: High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program: Iowa". whitehouse.gov. January 27, 2010. from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2010 – via National Archives.
  23. ^ a b "Chicago to Iowa City Intercity Passenger Rail Service Project". Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  24. ^ . National Association of Railroad Passengers. November 5, 2010. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  25. ^ . Washington State Department of Transportation. April 8, 2011. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  26. ^ a b c Landis, Tim (July 16, 2016). "Crossing Technology a Sign of Faster Trains to Come". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  27. ^ Landis, Tim (May 31, 2014). "Final Downstate Construction Begins for 110-mph Trains". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  28. ^ Landis, Tim (May 24, 2015). "Speed Control Technology Part of 110 mph Amtrak Service". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  29. ^ a b Landis, Tim (April 30, 2016). "Rail Spending Projected to Hit $1.2 Billion Mark". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  30. ^ "Amtrak now offering faster trains between Chicago, St. Louis". Chicago Sun-Times. May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.

External links edit

  • Ohio Rail Development Commission
  • High Speed Rail Association
  • Indiana High Speed Rail Association
  • Illinois High Speed Rail

January 01, 1970
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This article needs to be updated The reason given is This article mentions several proposals and grants but the outcomes of pretty much all of them have not been added yet Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information July 2016 The Chicago Hub Network is a collection of proposed fast conventional and high speed rail lines in the Midwestern United States including 3 000 miles 5 000 km of track Since the 1990s there have been multiple proposals to build a network from Chicago to destinations such as Milwaukee Madison Minneapolis Indianapolis Detroit Kansas City St Louis Cleveland Cincinnati and Louisville In addition the rail lines from the Chicago hub would connect through to cities in Canada 1 Eastern routes from Chicago would also blend into the Ohio Hub network In addition to providing better connections between Midwestern cities the projects are intended to reduce or eliminate the operating subsidies that American passenger train routes currently require Chicago Hub Network high speed rail corridors as designated by the Federal Railroad Administration Midwest High Speed Rail logo If implemented the plans would have some of the nation s fastest trains in Chicago as it had in the 1930s and 1940s when the Twin Zephyrs Twin Cities 400 and Hiawatha were based in the city Chicago is North America s largest rail hub and remains unsurpassed in the total number of passenger and freight trains that converge on any city on the continent Chicago is a major hub for Amtrak with 15 different lines terminating at the city s Union Station Most existing passenger trains in the region operate at speeds of about 55 to 79 miles per hour 89 to 127 km h although a few travel faster The various plans have suggested speeds ranging from 110 to 220 miles per hour 180 to 350 km h for the core routes as well as improved speeds for secondary routes In 2023 the Chicago St Louis rail line was upgraded so passenger trains are able to reach top speeds of 110 miles per hour 180 km h when traveling between Joliet and Alton 2 Contents 1 Early studies and ISTEA corridors 2 Midwest Regional Rail Initiative 3 2009 Midwest High Speed Rail Association proposal 4 2009 SNCF proposal 5 Upgrades underway 5 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 5 2 2010 5 3 Chicago St Louis rail line upgrades 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly studies and ISTEA corridors editRenewed interest in high speed rail occurred by the year 1990 when the Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Tri State Rail Study was underway A Chicago Milwaukee Madison La Crosse Rochester Twin Cities southern corridor a variation of the former Hiawatha routing and a Chicago Milwaukee Green Bay Wausau Eau Claire Twin Cities northern corridor were described in a preliminary report in December of that year 3 A final report was released in May 1991 and recommended TGV class 185 mph 298 km h service since it provided the greatest benefit to riders and others in the corridor though a slower and less expensive 125 mph 201 km h Amtrak upgrade option was also deemed reasonable for capital constrained investments 4 The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ISTEA was passed on December 18 1991 and requested designation of up to five corridors A core of what would become the Chicago Hub Network was the first of these five to be announced by Secretary of Transportation Andrew Card on October 15 1992 who designated Chicago based routes to Milwaukee St Louis and Detroit 5 Midwest Regional Rail Initiative editIn 2004 the Midwest Regional Rail Initiative plan was released focusing on upgrading existing Amtrak routes The plan had been in development since 1996 led by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Trains would travel at about 110 miles per hour 180 km h on the primary routes but 80 to 90 mph 130 to 140 km h on secondary lines Existing trains run at speeds of about 55 to 79 mph 89 to 127 km h Raising the speed would significantly reduce trip times A trip between Milwaukee and Chicago would be reduced from about 90 minutes to just over an hour The trip from the Twin Cities to Chicago would drop from 8 hours to 5 hours Travelers between Chicago and Cincinnati would see the biggest gains cutting travel time in half to just 4 hours If implemented planners would expect 13 6 million annual riders by the year 2025 The frequency of train trips would also be increased areas that currently only see one train in each direction every day would be upgraded to four or six trips each way The total investment required for the system paying for infrastructure as well as rolling stock was estimated at 7 7 billion in 2002 dollars 1 1 billion of that would go toward purchasing 63 new train sets Plans at the time called for phased construction taking about a decade This plan is expected to use diesel powered trains which is one reason for the relatively low top speed in comparison to high speed lines in Europe and elsewhere The practical limit for diesel powered train service is about 125 mph 201 km h Higher speeds require electrification which can double the cost of building a rail line though trains on such lines benefit from higher efficiency leading to lower fuel costs and the ability to accelerate and decelerate more rapidly which boosts rail line capacity 2009 Midwest High Speed Rail Association proposal editFor 2009 the Midwest High Speed Rail Association MHSRA and other organizations requested new studies of possible rail routes in the Midwest this time with 220 miles per hour 350 km h service as the goal These routes were identified 6 Chicago Milwaukee Madison Rochester Minneapolis St Paul St Cloud Fargo Bismarck Chicago Champaign Springfield St Louis Chicago Gary Lafayette Indianapolis Cincinnati Cincinnati Dayton Columbus Cleveland Chicago Gary Fort Wayne Toledo Detroit Chicago Gary Fort Wayne Toledo Cleveland Erie Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh The MHSRA funded a study of the link from Chicago to St Louis 7 while the Southeast Minnesota Rail Alliance funded a study of the route to Minneapolis St Paul the third in a series previously funded by the Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota Departments of Transportation 4 8 9 2009 SNCF proposal editIn late 2009 the French national rail company SNCF released studies of several rail corridors in the United States in California Florida Texas and the Midwest 10 France has a population distribution similar to that in the Midwest so their experiences with TGV trains and other high speed systems could conceivably be duplicated in the U S The following routes were identified for a first phase of implementation Chicago Milwaukee Madison Eau Claire Minneapolis St Paul Chicago Bloomington Normal Springfield St Louis Chicago Gary Lafayette Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago Gary Fort Wayne Toledo Detroit Chicago Gary Fort Wayne Toledo Cleveland These routes were designed to allow them to overlay the Midwest Regional Rail Initiative plan Like the MHSRA plan the SNCF core routes would operate at up to 220 mph 350 km h The total cost was projected at 68 5 billion in 2009 dollars with 54 of that projected to need public financing if a public private partnership was pursued The public funds could be recovered from revenues in about 15 years Upgrades underway editSome construction has begun in Illinois and Michigan primarily as testbeds for the upgraded signaling and control systems required for higher speed rail In Michigan this work has already resulted in speeds up to 110 mph 180 km h for Amtrak s Wolverine and Blue Water services Similar work on the Chicago Saint Louis line in Illinois was met with considerable technical difficulties in 2005 11 though work continued In September 2008 the federal government provided 297 000 to fund a study of the plan Amtrak and state governments matched these funds for a total of 594 000 Planners anticipate 13 6 million riders over the entire network by the year 2025 12 The Chicago to Milwaukee Hiawatha Service was planned to be expanded to Madison Wisconsin but the project was then nixed in 2011 by then Wisconsin governor Scott Walker In 2009 the Spanish manufacturer Talgo had agreed to open a plant in Wisconsin in order to build 110 mph trains for the Hiawatha route and other improved corridors 13 however due to the cancellation of construction in Wisconsin Talgo has scaled back plans from a manufacturing plant to a maintenance facility leading the City of Milwaukee to consider legal action against the state 14 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 edit In 2009 the federal government allocated 8 billion in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to be divided up among rail projects around the country States in the Midwest made 24 applications to the government and on January 28 2010 the White House announced that the Chicago network would receive money for three of its requests and two other grants were made to Midwestern states 15 The Chicago based routes receiving funding were 1 131 billion for Chicago St Louis Kansas City 16 1 1 billion for Chicago St Louis 31 million for St Louis Kansas City 823 million for Chicago Milwaukee Madison Minneapolis St Paul 17 810 million for Milwaukee Madison 12 million for Chicago Milwaukee remaining 600 000 to study possible alignments to the Twin Cities 18 19 244 million for Chicago Detroit Pontiac 20 An additional 400 million was released for the 3C corridor in Ohio connecting Cleveland Columbus Dayton and Cincinnati and 17 million was allocated to Iowa 21 22 Many of the corridors receiving funding at this time were originally designated as high speed rail corridors following the 1991 ISTEA legislation 5 2010 edit In October 2010 the Chicago Hub received more money from the FY 2010 High Speed Rail Allocation The major grants were 230 million for Chicago Quad Cities Iowa City 23 161 million for Chicago Detroit Pontiac 23 Following the 2010 gubernatorial elections in Wisconsin and Ohio both newly elected governors repeated their intentions of shutting down the projects in these two states and returning the money to the federal government 24 Following the return of funds the federal government redirected the 145 million intended for Wisconsin and Ohio to the State of Washington s high speed rail corridor 25 and to Connecticut to modernize the New Haven Springfield Line citation needed Chicago St Louis rail line upgrades edit Before the upgrades Amtrak passenger trains had a top speed of 79 MPH on the line between Chicago and St Louis and freight trains had a top speed of 60 MPH 26 In the fall of 2012 the section of the Chicago St Louis line between Pontiac Illinois and Dwight Illinois began Amtrak service at 110 MPH as a demonstration section 26 In 2014 construction began to upgrade the entire rail line between Carlinville Illinois and Joliet Illinois so that Amtrak could run its passenger trains at 110 MPH 27 In addition freight trains will be able to operate at 70 MPH 26 The entire cost of the high speed rail program was estimated at 1 8 billion with the federal government committing 1 6 billion of that 28 later lowered to 1 4 billion 29 It is estimated that 1 2 billion will be spent on the program by the end of 2016 29 On December 20 2021 Amtrak train speeds were upgraded to 90 miles per hour 140 km h between Chicago and St Louis This reduced travel time by 15 minutes between the two cities Final approval for 110 mph 180 km h speeds was granted in May 2023 and higher speed rail service began on Wednesday May 3 2023 saving passengers an additional 45 minutes in travel time 30 See also editAmtrak Midwest Chicago Detroit Line High speed rail in the United States Midwest High Speed Rail Association Northern Lights Express Rochester Rail LinkReferences edit Wattrick Jeff T May 9 2011 High Speed Rail in Michigan Is a line to Canada the next step MLive com Retrieved May 22 2011 Neveau James May 4 2023 Amtrak Cleared to Run Trains at 110 MPH on Routes Between Chicago St Louis NBC Chicago Retrieved May 11 2023 TMS Benesch December 19 1990 Preliminary Findings Tri State Study of High Speed Rail Service PDF Tri State Steering Committee a b TMS Benesch May 1991 Tri State High Speed Rail Study PDF Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois Departments of Transportation Retrieved February 9 2010 a b Chronology of High Speed Rail Corridors Federal Railroad Administration Department of Transportation July 7 2009 Archived from the original on February 14 2010 Retrieved February 13 2010 Midwest High Speed Rail Association 220 mph High Speed Lines Archived January 9 2010 at the Wayback Machine Chicago to St Louis 220 mph High Speed Rail Alternative Corridor Study Archived December 29 2009 at the Wayback Machine Tri State II Rail Study Tri State III Rail Study Archived January 9 2016 at the Wayback Machine SNCF Midwest permanent dead link Just like riding on air South Bend Tribune December 31 2005 Archived from the original on June 22 2006 Retrieved July 19 2020 Costello Alison November 7 2008 Federal money for trains seeks match from states Capital News Service Retrieved November 7 2008 Doyle enters Midwest pact to pursue high speed rail funds Talgo pulling out of Milwaukee in 2012 Zach Rosenberg February 1 2010 At Long Last Clear Messages for High Speed Rail Autopia Wired Blogs Retrieved February 2 2010 Fact Sheet High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program Chicago St Louis Kansas City whitehouse gov January 27 2010 Archived from the original on January 21 2017 Retrieved January 28 2010 via National Archives Fact Sheet High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program Minneapolis St Paul Madison Milwaukee Chicago whitehouse gov January 27 2010 Archived from the original on January 21 2017 Retrieved January 28 2010 via National Archives Wis to get 822 million for rail Chicago Tribune Associated Press January 28 2010 Archived from the original on February 2 2010 Retrieved February 2 2010 Minnesota receives federal stimulus funds to study high speed rail Minnesota Department of Transportation January 29 2009 Archived from the original on February 6 2010 Retrieved February 2 2010 Fact Sheet High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program Pontiac Detroit Chicago whitehouse gov January 28 2010 Archived from the original on January 21 2017 Retrieved January 28 2010 via National Archives Fact Sheet High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program Cleveland Columbus Dayton Cincinnati whitehouse gov January 27 2010 Archived from the original on January 21 2017 Retrieved February 2 2010 via National Archives Fact Sheet High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program Iowa whitehouse gov January 27 2010 Archived from the original on January 21 2017 Retrieved February 2 2010 via National Archives a b Chicago to Iowa City Intercity Passenger Rail Service Project Retrieved July 31 2013 Nov 05 2010 Hotline 679 National Association of Railroad Passengers November 5 2010 Archived from the original on July 16 2011 Retrieved November 7 2010 It s official Ohio and Wisconsin high speed rail funding coming to Washington Washington State Department of Transportation April 8 2011 Archived from the original on March 6 2012 Retrieved April 24 2012 a b c Landis Tim July 16 2016 Crossing Technology a Sign of Faster Trains to Come The State Journal Register Retrieved July 26 2016 Landis Tim May 31 2014 Final Downstate Construction Begins for 110 mph Trains The State Journal Register Retrieved July 26 2016 Landis Tim May 24 2015 Speed Control Technology Part of 110 mph Amtrak Service The State Journal Register Retrieved July 26 2016 a b Landis Tim April 30 2016 Rail Spending Projected to Hit 1 2 Billion Mark The State Journal Register Retrieved July 26 2016 Amtrak now offering faster trains between Chicago St Louis Chicago Sun Times May 3 2023 Retrieved May 4 2023 External links editFederal Railroad Administration Chicago Hub Network INDOT High Speed Passenger Rail Initiative Mn DOT Midwest Regional Rail Initiative WisDOT Midwest Regional Rail System Executive 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