West's Transit Dream Network(s)

Guide: AMHSR (American Midwest High-Speed Rail) Color Guide: - Brown Dotted, Fictional or Unlikely Candidate for HSR - Yellow Dotted, Study Corridor, Likely Candidate for eventual HSR - Solid Gold, Work In Progress Corridor (Only Chicago to STL at this time) Amtrak Color Guide: - Solid Amtrak Blue: Current Routes / Alignments (Long Distance + Regional) - Solid Electric Blue: Future Routes or Studies from 2024/25 Reports - Solid Cyan Blue: Avelia HSR Network (NEC) - Dotted Cyan Blue: Avelia Spur/Expansions - Grey Dotted: Fictional Routes or Unlikely Candidate for Rail Service Amtrak Routes / Notes: - Study, Badger Service is also known as the potential Hiawatha Extension to Madison/Eau Claire to the Twin Cities - Study, Borealis (NW Extension) is a fictional/study for a replacement service to the NorthStar Commuter Rail to connect St. Cloud to St. Paul to Chicago. - Study, Hawkeye Service is the un-named study from the recent 2024/25 report for intercity rail in the US. - Study, Hiawatha North is also known as the Green Bay/Hiawatha Limited extension to Green Bay/Appleton with thru to Chicago. - Study, Maple Leaf West is an un-named study route from the recent 2024/25 report for intercity rail in the US. - Study, Indianapolis Service is part of a potential service extension of Amtrak services from Chicago to Indianapolis along the Cardinal Route. - Study, Three C Belt (3C's) is part of a study to connect the three C cities of Ohio to fill the Amtrak gap between Cincinnati to Cleveland. - Study, Louisville is part of a service expansion study to connect Kentucky to the Chicago Hub Network. - Study, Rockford Service is part of a service expansion from Chicago to connect Greater Illinois. - Study, YellowJacket is the un-named route from the recent 2024/25 report for intercity rail in the US. - WIP, NLX or Northern Lights Express is the current MNDOT/WIDOT project for "Higher" Speed rail between the Twin Cities & Twin Ports on Lake Superior. - Fictional, Red River Service is a fantasy/fictional idea to provide service North of Grand Forks to Winnipeg Canada as another international route thru Amtrak. - Fictional, Superior Service is a fantasy/fictional idea to provide service North of Duluth to local communities along Superior to Thunder Bay, Ontario thru Amtrak. - Fictional, Rockford Service is a suggested/fictional idea to connect the gap between Rockford, IL to Madison, WI via Amtrak or potential State Support services.