7am News, Sports and Obits

Latest WGIL news
Click to play or
Right click and "Save Target As" to download
Click for Galesburg, Illinois Forecast
Home - Cancellations - Community Events - Contact Us - Mornings - News - Obituaries - Pictures - Programs - Special Events Audio - Sports - Weather
High Speed Rail on Track in Illinois
(IRN)-Illinois' high speed rail project is going according to plan, one state official says.

Illinois Secretary of Transportation Gary Hannig says work continues on high speed rail across the state. The project has caught some criticism because trains initially won't run as fast as those found oversees, but Hannig says trains will eventually run at speeds over 200 mph.

"We have an incremental approach," Hannig said. "We have an ability to move to 110 mph relatively quickly. We also have an application pending right now in Washington to begin the process of moving to 220 mph. So we don't see moving to 110 mph as where we want to end."

Hannig hopes to see trains running at 110 mph between Chicago and St. Louis by 2012. The current top speed is 79 mph.

(Illinois Radio Network)
10 11 10 by Newsroom
News management powered by Xpression News

Click here for the WGIL News Archive

Click here for national news

The following provision applies to all visitors (which shall include persons and representatives of legal entities, whether such representatives are persons or digital engines of a kind that crawls, indexes, scrapes, copies, stores or transmits digital content). By accessing this Web site or digital service, you specifically acknowledge and agree that: (i) Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium; (ii) No Associated Press materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use; (iii) The Associated Press will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing; (iv) The Associated Press is an intended third party beneficiary of these terms and conditions and it may exercise all rights and remedies available to it; and (v) The Associated Press reserves the right to audit possible unauthorized commercial use of AP materials or any portion thereof at any time.