Letter sent to LaHood from Doyle and others

I found out through The Transport Politic that Doyle, along with other governors from the Midwest and the mayor of Chicago, sent a letter to the secretary of the Department of Transportation Ray LaHood showing their support for a Midwest regional intercity rail system. This system would be a hub and spoke system, with the hub being Chicago. Some of the spokes would go to:
-St. Louis
-St. Paul/Minneapolis (this would go through Madison, WI)
-Detroit (and then on to Pontiac, MI)
-Indianapolis
-Cleveland

However, the governors have suggested three branches that would be the priority of the Midwest Regional Rail:
-Chicago to St. Louis
-Chicago to Pontiac through Detroit
and, last but not least
-Chicago to Madison!

The governors say that they would need around $3.5 billion of the stimulus money (which probably won't happen, as California is in a good position to get $4 billion of the $8 billion available). Though they probably wont get what they ask for, this is a good step to creating a Midwest Rail system and shows the support throughout the Midwest for such a system to exist. Click here for the pdf of the letter.

Here is a pic included in the letter, showing the three lines:


P.S. I need to mention this:
BU is Nation Champions in Men's Hockey!!!!
GO BU!! (and as always BC Sucks!)