Well, the ridership from Kankakee is gonna be pretty modest. You've only got 1/3 the population of Rockford area (for example). I think it's only worth extending rail service if it can be done at a reasonable cost.
Extending BNSF to Sandwich is estimated at $700M and includes a similar amount of new track, so I imagine the Kankakee cost would be similar before adding in electrification.
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