Today I came across this video from WTTW Chicago discussing the rail stimulus and where it would go in Chicago. Since this video is from Chicago it mainly discusses the Chicago-St. Louis corridor, but it does mention how Chicago would be a hub for a Midwest *high* speed rail network.
Using Chicago as the center of a Midwest train system would be ideal for developing any type of rail service in the Midwest. As the video discusses, train times have DECREASED over the years, not increased. Though we have more efficient trains and ..., well that's it compared to years ago, it is easy to see that the lack of investing in rail is coming back to haunt us.
Building a new infrastructure won't be easy and it won't be cheap. But we need to start somewhere, otherwise things like traffic jams, air traffic delays, and land lost to enormous highways and airports will get much, much worse.
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