And now some of the more obscure rail expansion plans:
South western Indiana is reviving an old plan for a Chicago-Terre Haute to Evansville line. This is a short line revival of the old Dixie Flyer route and Floridian route that used to connect Chicago to Evansville, Nashville, Birmigham and eventually Miami,FL.
http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_n...rticleID=46817
and
http://www.tribstar.com/local/local_...122220016.html
And in Iowa, long range vision for extending the Chicago - Dubuque line further into Iowa with a terminus at Waterloo.
http://www.iowadot.gov/IowaPassengerRail/plans.htm