ST. LOUIS — The governors of Missouri and Illinois are teaming up to promote a high-speed rail initiative.
ST. LOUIS — The governors of Missouri and Illinois are teaming up to promote a high-speed rail initiative.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn are to hold a joint news conference Monday afternoon in St. Louis to discuss planning efforts for a high-speed rail line between St. Louis and Chicago.
The two governors also are to meet privately about the potential rail line with St. Louis-area business and community leaders.
The federal stimulus act includes $8 billion to construct high-speed rail lines around the country. Eight Midwestern states are cooperating to promote a network — with Chicago as the hub — that would join 12 metropolitan areas within 400 miles.
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