The Chicago Hub Improvement Project has been massively scaled back, only receiving 93.6 million dollars put of the 800 million requested, this will cover the cost to improve the station such as replacing ventilation systems, adding a new platform and bringing CUS to ADA standards BUT will not allow for the new tracks and speed increases promised by CHIP. There is still a chance the track changes that make the project so important get funding later on, but currently CHIP is much less exciting than proposed
Big News from the Glorious state of Illinois, we have a 900 million dollar investment in Chicago and Chicago union station, it will reroute trains onto the St. Charles Airline Bridge, making trains from the south have a more direct connection to Union Station, adding a new Amtrak station in Juliet, Double tracks the rails between Niles and Dowagia, and add in more Passenger Platforms by taking from existing postal platforms
We have done a press release, let me summarize.
- We are buying some trains, they aren’t here yet though, some use batteries and we’ll claim they are better for the environment despite the lithium
- The NEC is getting some new bridges
- (and a tunnel)
- Chicago Union Staion is going to be renovated. Baltimore will get some skyscrapers for no reason at their Penn Sation.
- Following the ADA is pretty cool and we might do that
- If you live outside Chicago or the Northeast go fuck yourself.