Illinois Rail Project Begins $685 Million Phase

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Illinois Rail Project Begins $685 Million Phase

John D. Boyd | Mar 31, 2011 3:30PM EDT

A major rail corridor project in Illinois gets under way this weekend, as crews begin the biggest upgrade of tracks in a route owned by Union Pacific Railroad so that 110-mph Amtrak passenger trains c

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