Tell Springfield to Create an Integrated Railway Program
Want modern Metra trains? World-class high-speed trains? Better transit?
Important bills have been introduced, and we need your help to get them passed. Please send an email to your Representative and Senator.
The State needs an integrated railway program with consistent funding to expand existing routes and build new ones. Three newly introduced pieces of legislation offer a roadmap to realize this vision.
These legislative packages will transform Illinois’s rail system. They will fund:
- Planning capacity, expertise and resources to develop new routes
- Capital improvements and high-performance trains
- Operations and maintenance
- Crucial design and engineering work for high-speed and regional rail on nine corridors
- An intercity bus program within IDOT’s Bureau of Railroads to support and complement the rail network
Together, the three bills position Illinois as a national leader in passenger rail innovation.
