Illinois must invest in a high-speed rail future while making improvements to our current passenger rail network.
People talk near a monitor displaying a Brightline West presentation after a groundbreaking on April 22, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. A $12 billion high-speed passenger train line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area has started construction.
For the first time in decades, there is a real opportunity and hunger for investments in high-speed rail projects. From Los Angeles to Miami, it’s happening across the United States. Luckily, Illinois has already laid the groundwork. In 2021, Gov. J.B. Pritzker wisely created the first-of-its-kind Illinois High-Speed Railway Commission to lead the way for our state and region to plan for a high-speed rail future.
Additionally, in my role as the lead Democrat on the Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Department of Transportation, I was able to secure $40 million in this year’s government funding bill for Amtrak to build on this Union Station investment.
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