On this episode, we examine how far high speed rail has come in Illinois. With 110 mile per hour trains running between ...

In a May update, the Illinois High-Speed Rail Commission said it was on track to publish the report by 2026—which includes a survey of over 6,000 residents in the state.

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation Wednesday announced that it has awarded $186 million to enable existing rails between Joliet and Dwight.

In 2016, Federal Railroad Association administrator Sarah Feinberg, testifying in Congress, noted that China spent $126 billion on high-speed rail in 2015 alone. That’s more than 10 times what ...

In August, lawmakers formed the Illinois High-Speed Railway Commission to set up a task force for facilitating the 284-mile project, which includes ridership and other studies.

An overview of Illinois’ high-speed rail feasibility study’s progress was provided to the Illinois High Speed Rail commission at its meeting on May 19, 2025. Show comments. Advertisement.

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is in line to get $1.2 billion in federal funds to improve passenger rail service between Chicago and St. Louis.

In the unlikely event our congressional delegation can wrangle $5 billion in transit funding, the last place we should spend it is on not-so-high-speed rail service between Chicago and St. Louis.

In a May update, the Illinois High-Speed Rail Commission said it was on track to publish the report by 2026—which includes a survey of over 6,000 residents in the state.

An overview of Illinois’ high-speed rail feasibility study’s progress was provided to the Illinois High Speed Rail commission at its meeting on May 19, 2025.

(The Center Square) – Illinois is studying high-speed rail to link cities like Chicago and St. Louis as the federal government reviews California's delayed and over-budget rail project.