By Herb Trix, WVIK NPR; July 25, 2018
“Be patient.” That was the message Wednesday from the Illinois Department of Transportation for local residents wondering when passenger rail service to Chicago will start.
Members of the Bi-State Regional Commission got an update on the project from Scott Speegle – the Passenger Rail Communications Manager for the Illinois DOT. He says the preliminary engineering work is going on now, and once that’s finished, they’ll know what work needs to be done and may be able to estimate when the tracks’ll be ready.
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