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Originally Posted by ardecila
I am hearing that Pat Quinn wants the Englewood Flyover completed before the election, so we could see it up and running this fall. This will remove the only rail-rail grade crossing on the Rock Island between Joliet and 16th Street, so reliability may improve to the point where a mixed schedule of local, express, and intercity/Amtrak becomes possible with a few miles of extra passing track.
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Boy, they weren't kidding. The flyover has started "testing"/opened to regular service during off-peak periods and should open fully in a week or two.
Time for a Pat Quinn photo-op...