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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday pledged to share resources, expertise and information to make a planned high-speed rail corridor between St. Louis and Chicago a reality. At a news conference at the St. Louis Amtrak station, the Democratic governors said cooperation between the states will help them compete for part of roughly $8 billion in federal stimulus money set aside for high-speed rail. Quinn said the two states would need at least $400 million of federal money for the project, and would make up the difference with state and private dollars. Quinn declined to comment on the cost of the Chicago-St. Louis route. |
