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High Speed Rail Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS)
| The Illinois Department of
Transportation has published the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) for the development of high - speed rail
passenger service between Chicago and St. Louis. The FEIS
evaluates alternatives and documents potential impacts of the
higher speed rail project on natural resources, noise, air
quality, historic and archeological sites, farmland and
communities along the corridor. It is a key step toward
implementing improved rail passenger service in Illinois.
The proposed action will provide high-speed rail passenger
service between Chicago and St. Louis along the current
Amtrak route. South of Dwight, the maximum operating speed
will be 110 mph. North of Dwight, the existing maximum
operating speed of 79 mph will be maintained. No physical
improvements and no changes in operating characteristics
(i.e., number and speed of trains) will be made north of
Dwight. With these improvements travel time between Chicago
and St. Louis will be reduced from approximately 5.5 hours
to approximately 4.0 hours.
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Comments on the Final EIS should be received by March 10,
2003 and sent to the following address:
Mr. John Schwalbach
Chief, Bureau of Railroads
Illinois Department of Transportation
2300 South Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, Illinois 62764
Attn: Mr. Frank Hartl
or by e-mail to:
hsrfeis@dot.il.gov
This document will be available for comment until March
10, 2003.
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