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 #1510606  by Jeff Smith
 
https://wqad.com/2019/06/04/illinois-ca ... nger-rail/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Emphasis mine:
The plan includes $225 million for the passenger rail project from Moline to Chicago. The line from Chicago to Bureau County is already in use for passenger trains, but the rest of the line is not.

A spokesman for the Illinois Department of Transportation had previously said, the state's continuing to negotiate with the group that owns the latter part, the Iowa Interstate Railroad.
 #1511188  by Jeff Smith
 
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-th ... 2066318161

Apparently, there's an issue with Iowa Interstate:
The big holdup on it happening is the rail work that needs to be done and what seems to be the inability to reach a deal with Iowa Interstate Railroad to do it.
 #1538608  by dgvrengineer
 
Nothing has been done. Don't know where Burlington connected with the Rock, but it wasn't at Wyanet. No sign of a connection ever being there. Iowa Interstate has been a thorn in this project from day one. Not sure what their beef is. Is not like they run 20 or even 10 trains a day and the distance isn't that great, maybe 50 miles. Must have something to do with liability would be my guess.