WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2011. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) were joined by Governor of Illinois Pat Quinn in announcing that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $268 million in high speed rail funding to Illinois for the purchase of 48 new passenger rail cars and 7 locomotives that will be equipped to travel at high speeds.
Today’s funding comes from the $2 billion that was rejected by the governor of…
