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MisterUptempo replied to the thread Chicago - St. Louis Lincoln Corridor to begin Higher Speed running.CHI-STL HSR routing through Peoria is not the best alignment of the three discussed, to be sure. I just see it as the most likely, given... -
MisterUptempo reacted to John Bredin's post in the thread Chicago - St. Louis Lincoln Corridor to begin Higher Speed running with
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I wholeheartedly agree that the IAIS should be in State hands. There should be service along the Illinois Valley from Chicago to Peoria... -
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MisterUptempo reacted to Roomette11's post in the thread Chicago - St. Louis Lincoln Corridor to begin Higher Speed running with Like.
I’m so excited by this! Really rooting for more route mileage operating over 100 mph. There’s no better advertisement for taking the...
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MisterUptempo reacted to TransitTyrant's post in the thread Chicago - St. Louis Lincoln Corridor to begin Higher Speed running with Like.
IAIS is just trying to extort the state. There’s no way it would cost 800 million to upgrade 50ish miles of track.
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MisterUptempo replied to the thread Chicago - St. Louis Lincoln Corridor to begin Higher Speed running.When a study was done in 2013 exploring the feasibility of a CHI-STL HSR service, a routing via Champaign and Decatur was used. That...
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MisterUptempo replied to the thread Chicago - St. Louis Lincoln Corridor to begin Higher Speed running.I know this is the CHI-STL thread, but I couldn't help but notice the blurb in your graphic regarding CHI-MOL service. $800 million? The...
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MisterUptempo reacted to TransitTyrant's post in the thread Chicago - St. Louis Lincoln Corridor to begin Higher Speed running with Like.
One of the last projects partially funded but incomplete is the Elwood to Wilmington double track. Some work has been done but...
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MisterUptempo reacted to jis's post in the thread Chicago - St. Louis Lincoln Corridor to begin Higher Speed running with Like.
You cannot run it at 110mph. Superliners cannot run at 110mph. BTW, Genesis locomotives both in the form of P42 and P32ACDM routinely...
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MisterUptempo reacted to DSS&A's post in the thread Chicago - St. Louis Lincoln Corridor to begin Higher Speed running with Like.
I rode the Lincoln Service from Chicago to Bloomington. We were about 10 minutes late arriving at Bloomington. The train had an...
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MisterUptempo reacted to Willbridge's post in the thread Greyhound lists Chicago hub terminal for sale with Sad.
As illustrated by the streetcorner operation in Portland, OR, the problem for Greyhound is in managing misconnects where they have gone...
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MisterUptempo reacted to GDRRiley's post in the thread Chicago - St. Louis Lincoln Corridor to begin Higher Speed running with Like.
it seemed to be a 80s thing were quite a few were only good for 120mph not 125mph. why they'd pick that when 125mph was right there not...
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MisterUptempo reacted to jis's post in the thread Chicago - St. Louis Lincoln Corridor to begin Higher Speed running with Like.
This was not really upto the elected reps. The MEGA program is a discretionary funding program funded at something like $5 Billion. To...
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MisterUptempo replied to the thread Chicago - St. Louis Lincoln Corridor to begin Higher Speed running.A shiv was stuck in the Tier II EIS, along with Quad Cities and Rockford service, when Rauner became governor. Whether Iowa Interstate...
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MisterUptempo reacted to TransitTyrant's post in the thread Chicago - St. Louis Lincoln Corridor to begin Higher Speed running with Like.
Well the FRA told them to but it seems the FRA’s parent agency wasn’t interested. FRA wants the trains moved so the FRA can help pay...