$50.6B transportation plan could put QC passenger rail on track

Lawmakers urged to approve $388.8M for local route

By: Kenda Burrows|October 2, 2025

|5 min read

Gov. JB Pritzker included $338.8 million in his new transporation plan for passenger rail service between Moline and Chicago. CREDIT AMTRAK

Local leaders are celebrating the inclusion of $388.8 million for Quad Cities passenger rail in Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s record-breaking $50.6 billion infrastructure plan and are urging state lawmakers to approve the funding during this month’s veto session.

Mr. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced the largest ever six-year program to build and repair infrastructure and intermodal transportation in the state’s history. The…

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$50.6B transportation plan could put QC passenger rail on track

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