High Speed Rail Between Chicago and St. Louis | Illinois HSR

Passenger rail between Chicago and St. Louis is some of the fastest in the United States, averaging about 60mph with stops. It can be better. It can be high speed rail. The Illinois High Speed Rail Commission is now investigating what it can do to make these improvements. Based on ideas and constraints the ILHSR Commission will be facing, I've come up with a rail route connecting the two cities. How fast can it be? How much would it cost? Where will it stop? Find out inside! This content is 100% AI-free. Every moment in this video was imagined, designed, written, captured, spoken, edited, and conveyed by a real human being. Join the continuing discussion in the Lucid Group Discord channel:   / discord   Image Attribution: "An Amtrak Midwest Lincoln Service train consisting of a Siemens SC-44 Charger locomotive, an Amfleet I business and cafe car, and 4 Siemens Venture coaches, heading southwest towards St. Louis out of Chicago Union Station, passing by the CTA 35th/Archer station in McKinley Park, Chicago" by Amy Lohrke https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Would You Like To Know More? https://idot.illinois.gov/transportat... http://springfieldrailroad.com/newsite/ https://www.hsrail.org/chicago-hub-im... Chapters: 0:00 Hey, It's Your Old Pal Lucid Stew Again! 0:04 Introduction 0:34 Guiding Principles 1:19 The Cities & Metros 3:13 The Technology 4:34 Chicago, IL 7:30 South of Chicago 8:21 Kankakee, IL 9:49 Why Come No Champaign? 10:04 Bloomington-Normal, IL 12:16 South of Normal 12:47 Springfield, IL 14:59 Springfield to St. Louis 16:07 St. Louis 18:39 A Diesel-Electric Option 19:22 Cost 20:24 Time 20:49 Ridership & Comparison to Flying 22:29 Conclusion, Thanks, and Up Next 23:08 See You On That Big, Beautiful Freeway! Topics: High Speed Rail HSR Lincoln Service Texas Eagle Illinois Illinois HSR Commission Illinois Department of Transportation Chicago St. Louis Peoria Kankakee Champaign Decatur Springfield CTA Chicago Union Station St. Louis Metro St. Louis Lambert Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport Illinois State University Normal Bloomington Central Illinois Regional Airport Northfield Square Mall Siemens Charger Amtrak Brightline Alstom Avelia Liberty Siemens American Pioneer 220 Chicago Hub Improvement Program Chicago Hub Network Chicago River St. Charles Airline Bridges Rock Island Line Joliet Top Gun Metra Metra Electric University Park Kankakee River Union Pacific Canadian National Springfield Rail Improvements Project Norfolk Southern Gateway Arch National Park Merchants Bridge MacArthur Bridge #chicago #illinois #stl