ST. LOUIS — After a delay of more than three years, trains on Amtrak's St. Louis to Chicago route are finally running regularly at speeds of up to 90 mph.
Under schedule changes that took effect this month, about 15 minutes were trimmed off trips between the two cities that typically took up to 5 1/2 hours. Amtrak ran at speeds up to 79 mph under the previous schedules on the route.
Marc Magliari, an Amtrak spokesman, said the rail line actually began operating most trains on the route at the higher speeds last summer but without changing the schedule.
