$2B Amtrak project in Illinois hits final phase, safety features planned
A nearly $2 billion high-speed Amtrak rail project in Illinois is in its final phase of construction — news coming on the heels of Monday's deadly Amtrak derailment in Washington state.![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_utXACUq5tGw3ebJdun9OwwrZxsRVh-schpAf4zZG0KJHG9vyuNYdCwLeUdzMZXif21spEvESeeVQvL8j55999oxcaEdixyGPi1bM8sZRWEC3zo7j2F-CyhsK_oLRSc2kLD=s0-d)