What alternatives will the study team consider for accommodating increased rail traffic through Springfield?
IDOT, the City and the County have agreed to study a minimum of two alternatives to accommodate increased rail traffic. The first alternative involves adding a second track on Third Street to handle a possible 40 freight and passenger trains per day. The second alternative considers moving the Third Street and possibly the Nineteenth Street trains to Tenth Street, which would consolidate all of the city’s rail traffic into one railroad corridor. Other feasible alternatives will also be considered.
