As of 2022, an alternative solution rerouting trains via the Rock Island District, which bypasses these diamond crossings and has relatively few freight trains, is being considered. One project is in the preliminary design phase while the proposed flyover at Brighton Park crossing is unfunded. Two projects proposed from the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program (CREATE) would remove two diamond crossings and construct an overpass to increase train speed and eliminate delays. The slowest portion of the corridor is the segment between Chicago and Joliet, but improving this would require an additional $1.5 billion investment. Amtrak began testing the line for 110 mph revenue service in 2022. After all required improvements on the first 15-mile (24 km) segment between Dwight and Pontiac, Illinois were completed, Amtrak started the higher-speed rail service with top speeds of 110 miles per hour (177 km/h) on that segment in November 2012, with the entire section between Alton and Joliet expected to have 110-mile-per-hour (177 km/h) operation by 2017.
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Īlthough much of track upgrade work was completed between 20, there are additional constructions including second trackage, bridge replacement and rehabilitation, drainage improvements, and grade crossings and signal improvements before the full 110-mile-per-hour (177 km/h) service can be fully operated on this route. Construction on the improvement project began on April 5, 2011. On March 22, 2011, an announcement was made in Chicago that an additional $685 million would be used to upgrade trackage and grade crossings between Dwight and Lincoln. Senator Dick Durbin suggested the Dwight–Alton upgrades would create some 900 jobs, while the overall project could generate 24,000. The remainder of this grant, as well as $400 million in funding from the state of Illinois, was used to complete a high-speed rail corridor for the remaining portions of the St. Most of the funding came from $1.1 billion in stimulus money for Illinois high-speed rail from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The construction on this stretch began on September 17, 2010, in Alton and was completed in 2011. The first track upgrade construction was planned to be between Alton and Lincoln, Illinois and was projected to cost $98 million. Louis by 90 minutes, bringing the trip to under four hours. This speed will cut the travel time between Chicago and St. In July 2010, the state of Illinois and the Union Pacific Railroad reached an agreement under which track speeds between Dwight and Alton, Illinois were to be raised to as high as 110 miles per hour (177 km/h). The Ann Rutledge was folded into the Missouri River Runner in 2009 one Lincoln Service round trip per day still connects with the Missouri River Runner. Louis where it connected once daily to the Lincoln Service. From April 2007 the Ann Rutledge operated only between Kansas City and St.
Louis corridor being served by five daily round trips, including the Texas Eagle and Ann Rutledge which terminated beyond St. Louis, Amtrak rebranded the State House as the Lincoln Service on October 30, 2006, with two additional round trips. The GM&O merged with the Illinois Central Railroad in 1972, a year after Amtrak had taken over passenger train service.Īs a result of upgrades on the line between Chicago and St. The train used a route previously owned by the Alton Railroad, which merged with the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad (GM&O) in 1947. Louis at its own expense because Springfield station was not designed to turn equipment. Originally intended to connect Chicago and Springfield, Amtrak extended the State House south to St. Prior to the Lincoln Service, Amtrak had been operating the State House between Chicago and St. The service had a total revenue of $14,266,964, a decrease of 1.3% from FY2015. Future infrastructure upgrades are expected to reduce the time to under 4 hours.ĭuring fiscal year 2016 (ending September '16), the Lincoln Service trains carried 548,955 passengers, a decrease of 4.8% from FY2015. Louis.Īs of December 2021, the average trip time between Chicago and St. A connection with the Kansas City-bound Missouri River Runner is available in St. The train uses the same route as the long-distance Texas Eagle, which continues to San Antonio and Los Angeles. The train is a part of the Illinois Service and is partially funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation. The Lincoln Service is a 284-mile (457 km) higher-speed rail service operated by Amtrak that runs between Chicago, Illinois and St.
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