Illinois Fast Track Initiative

A Series of Building Blocks
- A Statewide Plan
- First Things First
- New, High-Performance Trainsets
- Safer Grade Crossings
- Partnerships with Freight Railroads

The Corridors
- Blackhawk
- BNSF
- Hiawatha
- Illinois Central
- Lincoln Heritage
- Rock Island

Core Projects

Financing

How you can help



First Things First

Doing modest track maintenance and adding daily departures to existing routes can yield big paybacks in a short time frame.

Our Abe Lincoln Express proposal illustrates the concept well.

The State implemented half of this proposal by doubling Amtrak service downstate.

Also, expanding and integrating existing intercity bus routes will add Decatur, the Quad Cities, Rockford and Peoria into the network immediately.

- New, High-Performance Trainsets
- Safer Grade Crossings
- Partnerships with Freight Railroads


 


Copyright ©2007 Midwest High Speed Rail Association.