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When it comes to trains, there's fast, and then there's really, really fast. Last week, advocates unveiled an $11.5 billion plan for a Chicago-to-St. Louis high-speed rail line that could cut travel time to two hours from the current five. If built, it would be among the fastest U.S. lines and would rival systems in Europe and Asia. Under the proposal, electric-powered trains would zoom the nearly 300 miles between Chicago and St. Louis at speeds up to 220 mph -- more than 100 mph faster than diesel-powered trains under a comparatively modest plan advocated by eight Midwestern governors. |
