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Originally Posted by ardecila
Glad to hear this is still alive, though. Hopefully they stop handicapping themselves and do the whole thing properly - a 2 track ramp into Union Station instead of single track, properly refurbishing the SCAL bridge, a 2-track quadrant connection at 16th St, triple-tracking the Rock Island (or 4-track passing segments), etc.
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HSR Alliance updated their map for the proposed track layout. It looks like the ramp will FINALLY be 2 tracks, and they'll properly refurbish the SCAL bridge. There's now a potential "flyover" the RID, additional interchanges to the MED, and a smaller Amtrak yard. All these extra features are probably why Amtrak increased their funding request for the project.
New Layout:
Old Layout:
https://www.hsrail.org/chicago-hub-improvement-program/