Agreement in place for high-speed rail service between St. Louis and Chicago
U.S. Sen Claire McCaskill (D-Mo) listens as U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Il) gives the details of an agreement reached with Union Pacific and the Illinois Department of Transportation to study what upgrades would be needed to accommodate high-speed rail between St. Louis and Chicago. Funding for the project would come from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for high speed rail. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)
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