High-Speed Rail

Governmental and religious officials rallied Thursday for the Illinois Department of Transportation to build a high-speed rail stop in East St. Louis.…

The Illinois Department of Transportation is considering two options for a high-speed rail line between St. Louis and Granite City. It’s part of a broader…

Illinois and the federal government have approved an environmental impact statement for the high-speed rail line under construction between Chicago and…

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn was on board Friday when an Amtrak train reached speeds of 111 mph for the first time along a Chicago to St. Louis route. The…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 21, 2011 - Did you know that the building of a high-speed rail line across Missouri will support…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 9, 2011 - For many Americans, train travel has taken a back seat to the romance of cars and…

State and federal officials held a meeting in Alton Thursday on plans to upgrade train tracks between St. Louis and Chicago to allow for high-speed…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 28, 2011 - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood used a stop in Metro East Friday to stump…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 09, 2011 - WASHINGTON - The nearly 120-year-old Merchant's Bridge across the Mississippi River at…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 4, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Pouncing on another pot of rejected high-speed rail money, Illinois has…