High Speed Rail Between Chicago and St. Louis | Illinois HSR

Описание: Passenger rail between Chicago and St. Louis is some of the fastest in the United States, averaging about 60mph with stops. It can be better. It can be high speed rail. The Illinois High Speed Rail Commission is now investigating what it can do to make these improvements. Based on ideas and constraints the ILHSR Commission will be facing, I've come up with a rail route connecting the two cities. How fast can it be? How much would it cost? Where will it stop? Find out inside!

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"An Amtrak Midwest Lincoln Service train consisting of a Siemens SC-44 Charger locomotive, an Amfleet I business and cafe car, and 4 Siemens Venture coaches, heading southwest towards St. Louis out of Chicago Union Station, passing by the CTA 35th/Archer station in McKinley Park, Chicago"
by Amy Lohrke
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Chapters:

0:00 Hey, It's Your Old Pal Lucid Stew Again!
0:04 Introduction
0:34 Guiding Principles
1:19 The Cities & Metros
3:13 The Technology
4:34 Chicago, IL
7:30 South of Chicago
8:21 Kankakee, IL
9:49 Why Come No Champaign?
10:04 Bloomington-Normal, IL
12:16 South of Normal
12:47 Springfield, IL
14:59 Springfield to St. Louis
16:07 St. Louis
18:39 A Diesel-Electric Option
19:22 Cost
20:24 Time
20:49 Ridership & Comparison to Flying
22:29 Conclusion, Thanks, and Up Next
23:08 See You On That Big, Beautiful Freeway!

Topics:

High Speed Rail
HSR
Lincoln Service
Texas Eagle
Illinois
Illinois HSR Commission
Illinois Department of Transportation
Chicago
St. Louis
Peoria
Kankakee
Champaign
Decatur
Springfield
CTA
Chicago Union Station
St. Louis Metro
St. Louis Lambert
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
Illinois State University
Normal
Bloomington
Central Illinois Regional Airport
Northfield Square Mall
Siemens Charger
Amtrak
Brightline
Alstom Avelia Liberty
Siemens American Pioneer 220
Chicago Hub Improvement Program
Chicago Hub Network
Chicago River
St. Charles Airline Bridges
Rock Island Line
Joliet
Top Gun
Metra
Metra Electric
University Park
Kankakee River
Union Pacific
Canadian National
Springfield Rail Improvements Project
Norfolk Southern
Gateway Arch National Park
Merchants Bridge
MacArthur Bridge

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