Now Illinois is getting pushy! Lt. Governor Sheila Simon pushed Iowa to hurry up and make a final decision on the status of the passenger rail debacle currently being proposed to link Iowa City to Chicago.
Let me make this easy for everyone. Say No. Why?
Well unless,
1. The train stops at O'Hare
2. It's on tracks specifically graded for high speed rail.
3. Has a maximum speed of 180-200 mph
It will be a titanic waste of taxpayer money- it takes money away from investing in high speed rail that we actually are going to need at some point and will continue to push money into the black hole that is Amtrak until someone says no.
Megabus is cheaper and I doubt there will be a huge influx of people desiring to take a long, boring train ride to Chicago.
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