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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Stefano Esposito

New schedule for faster trains between Chicago and St. Louis

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and Gov. J.B. Pritzker look on Monday as Illinois Secretary of Transportation Omer Osman talks about high-speed rail service between Chicago and St. Louis. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

The Amtrak trip from Chicago to St. Louis just got quicker, by about half an hour, and with a new schedule.

After weeks of Amtrak testing a new maximum speed of 110 mph, the schedules changed Monday to keep up with trains, the transit agency said.

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