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Amtrak travel between Chicago and St. Louis is about to get 15 minutes quicker thanks to a high-speed rail project allowing trains to reach speeds of 110 mph, Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday.
The higher speeds take effect June 26 and will reduce the duration of the trip from the current five hours and 13 minutes. Trips from St. Louis to Chicago are a few minutes shorter, according to Amtrak timetables.
Existing maximum speeds on the route are 90 mph.
ILLINOIS AMTRAK TRAIN HITS 111 MPH IN TEST RUN
In addition to increasing speeds, the $1.96 billion project also provided safety improvements at 212 grade crossings, Pritzker said.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a new high-speed rail plan that will allow trains between Chicago and St. Louis to reach 110 mph. The current max speed for the trains is 90 mph. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
AMTRAK TRAIN HITS SEMI IN ILLINOIS
"The railway has always been a vital component of our state’s infrastructure, but today we are taking a major step in modernizing rail services," U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said.
Funding for the project includes $1.66 billion in federal funding, primarily through an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant awarded that year, and $300 million in state and non-federal funds.
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The project broke ground in 2010 and was completed in 2018. But it has gone through several years of test runs.
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