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Great Lakes HSR

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What HSR in the Midwest could look like (Hypothetical) Name: Great Lakes Express (Tentative) Operators: Amtrak & Supporting States Rolling Stock : Alstom Avelia Liberty (GLX) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avelia_Liberty, Alto (TBD) Electrification: 25 kV 60 Hz Operating Speed: 186 mph (300 km/h) - 200 mph (320 km/h) Amenities: Free onboard wifi, cafe car, reserved bike racks Signaling: ETCS (HSR Portions) & PTC (Conventional Portions) (Debating about GLX South alignment whether to go via Champaign-Urbana or Bloomington) Midwest & Great Lakes Amtrak: https://metrodreamin.com/edit/MWljblpEcXh3NGFuTHNtZ3RvT0ZaSGpuQ3AxM3w3MA%3D%3D Sources Used: https://youtu.be/QTPPJBLF3aU?si=XqK04931FDcbSgOx https://web.archive.org/web/20140208073347/http://semnrail.org/wp-content/uploads/Tri-State-III-HSR-Study_09.30.09_Final.qxd_.pdf https://youtu.be/xzdKDIrBeAM?si=c6XabF1JbboRnulh
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Ridership
39.2M
Cost
$ 209B
Stations
39
Lines
17
Modes
1
Length
3,407 km
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What HSR in the Midwest could look like (Hypothetical) Name: Great Lakes Express (Tentative) Operators: Amtrak & Supporting States Rolling Stock : Alstom Avelia Liberty (GLX) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avelia_Liberty, Alto (TBD) Electrification: 25 kV 60 Hz Operating Speed: 186 mph (300 km/h) - 200 mph (320 km/h) Amenities: Free onboard wifi, cafe car, reserved bike racks Signaling: ETCS (HSR Portions) & PTC (Conventional Portions) (Debating about GLX South alignment whether to go via Champaign-Urbana or Bloomington) Midwest & Great Lakes Amtrak: https://metrodreamin.com/edit/MWljblpEcXh3NGFuTHNtZ3RvT0ZaSGpuQ3AxM3w3MA%3D%3D Sources Used: https://youtu.be/QTPPJBLF3aU?si=XqK04931FDcbSgOx https://web.archive.org/web/20140208073347/http://semnrail.org/wp-content/uploads/Tri-State-III-HSR-Study_09.30.09_Final.qxd_.pdf https://youtu.be/xzdKDIrBeAM?si=c6XabF1JbboRnulh
Map type: long distance | Total track length: 2117 miles | Center coordinate: 41.4526, -86.078 | * Bloomington Bypass: (High speed rail, 0 stations) * GLX - Hoosier: (High speed rail, 11 stations) Chicago O'Hare Airport, Chicago Union Station, 55th-56th-57th St, Kankakee, Champaign-Urbana, Crawfordsville, Indianapolis International Airport, Indianapolis, Shelbyville, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG), Cincinnati Union Terminal * GLX - Twin Cities: (High speed rail, 8 stations) Saint Paul, Rochester, La Crosse, Wisconsin Dells, Madison, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, Chicago Union Station * GLX - Bloomington-Normal: (High speed rail, 8 stations) Chicago O'Hare Airport, Chicago Union Station, 55th-56th-57th St, Kankakee, Bloomington-Normal, Springfield, East St. Louis, St. Louis Gateway Station * GLX - East: (High speed rail, 9 stations) Chicago O'Hare Airport, Chicago Union Station, 55th-56th-57th St, Valparaiso, Warsaw, Fort Wayne, Toledo, Cleveland International Airport, Cleveland - Tower City * Alto West: (High speed rail, 6 stations) Toronto Union Station, Toronto Pearson Airport, Kitchener Central Station, London, Chatham-Kent, Windsor * GLX - Motor City: (High speed rail, 8 stations) Detroit - Michigan Central, Toledo, Fort Wayne, Warsaw, Valparaiso, 55th-56th-57th St, Chicago Union Station, Chicago O'Hare Airport * Perrysburg Tunnel: (High speed rail, 0 stations) * GLX - Twin Cities - (Via ORD): (High speed rail, 9 stations) Saint Paul, Rochester, La Crosse, Wisconsin Dells, Madison, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, Chicago O'Hare Airport, Chicago Union Station * Elyria Tunnel: (High speed rail, 0 stations) * Alto International: (High speed rail, 8 stations) Toronto Union Station, Toronto Pearson Airport, Kitchener Central Station, Windsor, Detroit - Michigan Central, Toledo, 55th-56th-57th St, Chicago Union Station * GLX - Ohio: (High speed rail, 6 stations) Cincinnati Union Terminal, Dayton, Columbus, Mansfield, Cleveland International Airport, Cleveland - Tower City * Guelph Tunnel: (High speed rail, 0 stations) * GLX - South: (High speed rail, 8 stations) Chicago O'Hare Airport, Chicago Union Station, 55th-56th-57th St, Kankakee, Champaign-Urbana, Springfield, East St. Louis, St. Louis Gateway Station * GLX - South (Via Decatur): (High speed rail, 9 stations) Chicago O'Hare Airport, Chicago Union Station, 55th-56th-57th St, Kankakee, Champaign-Urbana, Decatur, Springfield, East St. Louis, St. Louis Gateway Station * Decatur Yard Tunnel: (High speed rail, 0 stations) * GLX - Prairie: (High speed rail, 9 stations) St. Louis Gateway Station, East St. Louis, Springfield, Crawfordsville, Indianapolis International Airport, Indianapolis, Shelbyville, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG), Cincinnati Union Terminal
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