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Illinois to take the lead in buying high-speed locomotives

(Source: Chicago Tribune, March 21, 2013)

CHICAGO — Locomotives capable of exceeding the 110-mph speed limit on the passenger rail corridor between Chicago and St. Louis will be bought for Illinois and four other states under a process the Illinois Department of Transportation will lead, officials said Thursday.

Full story: Chicago Tribune

Friday, March 22, 2013

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