States agree to move forward on high-speed rail study

Indiana, Illinois and Michigan will work together on a study seeking ways to reduce rail congestion and allow trains to travel at higher speeds along the Chicago-to-Detroit high-speed rail corridor.

GUEST COMMENTARY: High-speed rail can accelerate Indiana's economy

Allegiant Airlines flying out of the Gary/Chicago International Airport grabbed the local headlines, as it should, but on the very same day, a history-making high-speed 110 mph passenger train pulled out of Chicago's Union Station to pass through Indiana on to cities in Michigan. The catch w…

High-speed rail service to St. Louis on track

The construction of the high-speed railway between Chicago and St. Louis will move forward, officials said, despite Congress' decision to eliminate funding for high-speed rail projects.

Porter Junction rail project looks safe

PORTAGE | A Republican effort to kill funding for President Barack Obama's signature high-speed rail program will not affect the $71.4 Indiana Gateway project centered on improvements at Porter Junction.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Celebrating the great trains that serve Indiana

When President Abraham Lincoln took on the funding and implementation of the intercontinental railroad, he probably could not have envisioned what such a project would do for the United States. Yet, during the middle of the Civil War (1861-1864), he boldly said this was a project this nation…

High-speed rail group sets meeting for March 25

MUNSTER | The Indiana High Speed Rail Association's seventh annual Business Government Leadership Luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. March 25 at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road.

EDITORIAL: Deliberate speed toward high-speed rail

Indiana should follow U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's advice and get its act together on high-speed rail.

Should Indiana continue the push for development of high-speed rail?

LaHood: Rail means jobs

CHESTERTON | U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood made an impassioned pitch Thursday to 300 Northwest Indiana business leaders to become partners with the Obama administration when it comes to high-speed rail.

Obama's goal for high speed rail has Ind., Ill. advocates smiling

Advocates for high-speed rail in the Midwest received new hope Tuesday when President Barack Obama set a goal of providing 80 percent of Americans access to high-speed rail within 25 years. For Illinois, that means routes where trains reach 220 miles per hour. 

High speed rail agreement inked

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. | Get ready for more track upgrades on the Amtrak line running through central Illinois.

Train maker looking at Illinois relocation

SPRINGFIELD | Illinois is among at least three states vying to reap jobs from Wisconsin's rejection of federal funding for high-speed passenger rail.

INDOT wants high-speed rail through Gary

The Indiana Department of Transportation has teamed with neighboring states to apply for $2.8 billion in federal stimulus funds to construct a high-speed rail route from Chicago to Cleveland with a stop proposed in Gary.