Illinois Sees Next Phase In High-Speed Rail

Further construction gets the go-ahead for high-speed trains linking Chicago and St. Louis.
Illinois Sees Next Phase In High-Speed Rail
NEED SPEED UPGRADE: Amtrak cars sit in a rail yard on the southern edge of downtown Chicago, Illinois. Gov. Pat Quinn announced further construction of a high-speed rail line linking Chicago and St. Louis. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Conan Milner
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NEED SPEED UPGRADE: Amtrak cars sit in a rail yard on the southern edge of downtown Chicago, Illinois. Gov. Pat Quinn announced further construction of a high-speed rail line linking Chicago and St. Louis. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Conan Milner
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Conan Milner is a health reporter for the Epoch Times. He graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and is a member of the American Herbalist Guild.
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