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China Embarks on Longest High Speed Rail Line

Kim Cella December 28, 2012 No Comments

This past Wednesday, China initiated service on “the world’s longest high-speed rail line,” which runs between Beijing and Guangzhou (approximately the distance between New York and Key West, FL). This…

Higher Speed Rail Service Begins

Kim Cella November 26, 2012 No Comments

This past Friday, higher speed rail service of 110 mph began on a segment between St. Louis and Chicago. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann L. Schneider and…

A greenway, a high speed rail station or a platform development – Bold ideas for area around Grand Station

Kim Cella November 13, 2012 No Comments

Chouteau’s Greenway, a high speed rail hub at the Grand MetroLink Station and/or a platform development were all bold ideas presented by the local Urban Land Institute (ULI) Panel of experts…

Tapping into High Speed Rail in Midwest at first event

Kim Cella October 26, 2012 No Comments

On Wednesday, November 14 at 5:00 p.m., Citizens for Modern Transit and the Vanguard Cabinet’s Transportation Committee present “Tapping Into Transit: High Speed Rail in the Midwest,” a presentation on…

Amtrak Sets Passenger Record on Chicago-St. Louis Route

Kim Cella October 12, 2012 No Comments

Amtrak Ridership Up and MetroBikeLink Extension Opening There was an 11% increase in passengers who used the Lincoln Service train between St. Louis and Chicago in this past fiscal…

The Future of High Speed Rail in the Midwest

Kim Cella September 27, 2012 No Comments

Dr. Tsung-Chung Kao, a professor and scholar from the Railroad Transportation & Engineering Center at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign visited St. Louis this week and gave a highly enlightening…

Resurgence of the Train Station in America

Kim Cella August 16, 2012 No Comments

Cities all across the U.S. have big plans for their individual train stations. So many of the rail depots across the country have rich history that is coming back to…

Amtrak Updates

Kim Cella July 20, 2012 No Comments

Updates to the track for Illinois’ high-speed route between Chicago and St. Louis are on schedule to be completed by the end of 2012. As such, Illinois Department of Transportation…

Higher speed trains in the near future in IL

Kim Cella July 12, 2012 No Comments

The Illinois DOT and AMtrak are making plans to preview the higher speed trains this fall between Dwight and Pontiac. Final construction is underway with bus bridges every other week…

High-Speed and Passenger Rails’ Impact Across the Country

Kim Cella July 10, 2012 No Comments

High-speed rail (HSR) is becoming more critical to America’s economic future as highway congestion continues, the U.S. population grows, and as the daily battle to keep the air clean goes…

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