Tagged: high-speed rail

Business
5:10 am
Fri September 28, 2012

Rochelle Company Selected for Big Rail Car Contract

Rochelle-based Nippon Sharyo has been named the intended recipient of a $352 million contract to build 130 bi-level passenger railcars to accommodate high-speed rail expansion in Illinois and two other Midwest states as well as California.

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High-speed rail
10:19 am
Tue July 31, 2012

Hearings set for Chicago-St. Louis high-speed rail study

A series of five public hearings will be held this month to seek comment on the draft Environmental Impact Statement for high-speed rail from Chicago to St. Louis.

Alternatives for accommodating higher speeds and additional round trips were narrowed down based on criteria that included residential and commercial impacts, travel time reductions, safety and environmental impacts.

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