High Speed Rail Plan Gets Biden Boost

The proposals for the regional high speed rail systems have been submitted as each region is competing for part of the $8 billion payday, but the Midwest region, with Chicago as its hub, got a big boost from V.P. Joe Biden who called the Midwest proposal, "one of the most comprehensive plans that have been put forward so far." In total, the system would cost around $9.6 billion and take 10 years to complete. [Tribune]

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