Little Illinois making fast rail service a priority in the midwest. Folks this is the MIDWEST!

You know, rural with large distances between population centers. If Illinois can do this, any state can.

  • I’m all for high speed rail, and I think it’s embarrassing how far behind the US is from much of the world. But, reading that short article I’m wondering if 13 years and $2 Billion is worth it to shave 15 minutes off a 5 hour route. According to wikipedia (which some people have a weird thing about), there are a few higher speed rail routes in operation around the country.