by njtmnrrbuff
I must say for many years, there has been a lot of wasted opportunity for Amtrak in Illinois with speeds. Once the corridors leave the outer suburbs served by Metra behind, then there is so much potential to have the trains doing 110 mph. I know that down the road, Amtrak will be running at 110 mph for about 75 percent of the route between Chicago and St. Louis. Much of the 110 mph operation will be south of Joliet as the right of way is very dead straight in many spots and the stops are more spread out.
Cities like Aurora and Joliet are both about 40 miles from Downtown Chicago and when you are traveling on any Amtrak train heading west of Joliet and Aurora, suburban landscapes are taken over pretty fast by miles and miles of farmland.
Cities like Aurora and Joliet are both about 40 miles from Downtown Chicago and when you are traveling on any Amtrak train heading west of Joliet and Aurora, suburban landscapes are taken over pretty fast by miles and miles of farmland.