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Higher speed rail service between Chicago and St. Louis begins

https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/695965

Higher speed rail service between Chicago and St. Louis begins - SDF Chatter

Little Illinois making fast rail service a priority in the midwest. Folks this is the MIDWEST! You know, rural with large distances between populating centers. If Illinois can do this, any state can.

Jul 10, 2023 at 3:17amWeb
Show threadraspberry_confettiJul 10, 2023
Illinois fucking rocks, though
Show threadrobsutoJul 10, 2023

$2 Billion to go 20mph faster than before? I mean, progress is progress but honestly this is pathetic.

It’s also only 297miles and 4.5 hours via car.

Not gonna get people to take the train if, even with this ($2B) speed increase, it still is losing to a car.

If the train makes that trip in three hours, you’ll get converts.

Show threadzkikizJul 10, 2023
Yeah I’d really hope that the upgrades pave the way for even higher potential speeds, like if the limiting factor is now old Amtrak trainsets instead of the rail itself. Or if a new line means less delays. 20 minutes out of 5 hours is really not much.