Great Lakes HSR by 33Milesanthony
created at 2025-05-18T04:25:11.000Z
updated at 2026-05-11T20:30:27.411Z
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)
Midwest & Great Lakes Passenger Rail: 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: 1975 miles | Center coordinate: 41.5669, -86.1882 | * GLX - Hoosier: (High speed rail, 11 stations) Chicago O'Hare Airport, Chicago Union Station, 63rd St/Woodlawn, Kankakee, Champaign-Urbana, Crawfordsville, Indianapolis International Airport, Indianapolis, Shelbyville, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG), Cincinnati Union Terminal
* GLX - Twin Cities: (High speed rail, 9 stations) Minneapolis - Target Field, Saint Paul, Rochester, La Crosse, Wisconsin Dells, Madison, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, Chicago Union Station
* GLX - East: (High speed rail, 9 stations) Cleveland - Tower City, Cleveland International Airport, Toledo, Fort Wayne, Warsaw, Valparaiso, 63rd St/Woodlawn, Chicago Union Station, Chicago O'Hare Airport
* 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, 63rd St/Woodlawn, Chicago Union Station, Chicago O'Hare Airport
* Perrysburg Tunnel: (High speed rail, 0 stations)
* GLX - Twin Cities - (Via ORD): (High speed rail, 10 stations) Minneapolis - Target Field, 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, 7 stations) Toronto Union Station, Toronto Pearson Airport, Kitchener Central Station, Windsor, Detroit - Michigan Central, Toledo, Chicago Union Station
* GLX - Ohio: (High speed rail, 5 stations) Cleveland - Tower City, Mansfield, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati Union Terminal
* Guelph Tunnel: (High speed rail, 0 stations)
* GLX - South: (High speed rail, 8 stations) Chicago O'Hare Airport, Chicago Union Station, 63rd St/Woodlawn, 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, 63rd St/Woodlawn, 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
* Service to Akron & Youngstown: (High speed rail, 0 stations)
* Toledo Wye: (High speed rail, 0 stations)
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