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Abstract:The proposed action would provide High-Speed Rail (HSR) passenger service between Chicago and St. Louis, operating at top speeds of 110 mph (180 kph) through most of the project area, except for a 29-kilometer (18-mile) segment between Lincoln and Springfield where 125 mph (200 kph) would be achieved. Service would consist of eight round trips per day on two-hour headways, with one-way end-to-end travel times of approximately 3.5 hours. All HSR trains would stop at stations in Chicago, Bloomington/Normal, Springfield, Alton, and St. Louis. Between Chicago and Dwight, service on the IC/UP and Rock Island District alignments would stop in Joliet; service on the Norfolk Southern alignment would stop in Kankakee, and Peotone if the South Suburban Airport were constructed. New stations would be required in Joliet with the Rock Island District alignment and in Kankakee and Peotone with the Norfolk Southern alignment. Potential limited skip-stop service may also be provided at most of the other Amtrak stations in the project area. In addition to potentially adding new stations, provision of HSR service would require construction of 20 to 42 kilometers (12 to 26 miles) of double track; 40 to 43 kilometers (25 to 27 miles) of freight siding; three to
five grade-separated highway-railroad grade crossings; and 24 to 28 kilometers (15 to 17 miles) of service roads.
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