Midwest fast train advocates push for world class Chicago Union Station

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Illustration provided by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

The Midwest High-Speed Rail Association has launched a Downtown Airport campaign to Chicago Union Station to make sure that the modernization efforts currently being planned are ambitious enough to accommodate the station’s projected growth:

Union Station is a critical transportation asset to Chicago and the entire region. Its serves more passengers every year than Midway Airport – yet it fits neatly within two city blocks in the center of the city. It has the impact of an airport right downtown.

Every year, more than 15 million passengers board Amtrak and Metra trains at the station to reach their jobs, attend important business meetings or take their vacations.

With high-speed trains, that number would double.

They’re asking advocates to write Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to encourage him to back a truly transformative plan to bring Chicago Union Station into the 21st Century. 

Posted by NARP

Tags: amtrak, chicago, high-speed rail, midwest high-speed rail association, rahm emanuel, union station
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