Subject: Rail Transportation

• St. Louis Gets a Grand Central Station (Sort Of)

  March 25, 2008

• The Walk

  September 19, 2007

• St. Louis to Chicago in Under Four Hours By Train

  It may be possible in the not-too-distant future. Yesterday President Barack Obama unveiled plans for a high-speed rail network throughout the United States. A Midwestern route -- with a hub based in Chicago -- could go online in 2012 connecting the Windy City with Milwaukee and Detroit. Another line to St. Louis and Minneapolis would follow.  Photo: Adam E. MoreiraReports the Chicago Tribune: Passenger trains traveling at 110 m.p.h.--arriving in Chicago from St. Louis in under four hours--

  April 17, 2009

• Rich McDonough

  (Wednesday night, Beale on Broadway)

  February 16, 2005

• Letters

  Week of October 8, 2003

  October 8, 2003

• Best Shortcut

  September 24, 2003

• White-Trash Junction

  Amtrak's station was supposed to be temporary -- a quarter-century ago

  February 5, 2003

• Track Meet

  The Museum of Transportation throws wide its gates for a get-together

  July 31, 2002

• Proposal Calls for Super Fast Train Connecting St. Louis to Chicago; Speeds Up to 220 m.p.h.

  midwesthsr.orgBecause no one can ever get enough news from Progressive Railroading (a.k.a. "The Rail Professionals' Information Source"), I share with you an article from last week's issue. It's about a proposed, high-speed train connecting St. Louis to Chicago. Unlike a proposal in April that called for an improved rail system that would allow trains to travel as fast as 110 m.p.h., a report released last week from the Midwest High Speed Rail Association suggests that a new rail line between St

  July 6, 2009

• Dr. Dog

  October 7, 2009