Great Lakes Basin Railroad

The Great Lakes Basin Railroad is a proposed railroad in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana.[1][2] The intended route bypasses Chicago to avoid its rail congestion,[3] running from Janesville, Wisconsin, to Michigan City, Indiana.[4] The project's estimated cost is $8 billion, privately financed.[5]

Great Lakes Basin Railroad
Overview
LocaleWisconsin, Illinois, Indiana
Dates of operationProposed 2019–
Other
Websitewww.greatlakesbasin.net

On May 1, 2017, the Great Lake Basin Railroad filed its construction application with the Surface Transportation Board. [6] On August 30, 2017 the Surface Transportation Board unanimously rejected GLB's application.[7]

References
  1. O'Brien, Eric (2016-03-08). "Railroad Opponents Speak Out For First Time". WIFR. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  2. Poulisse, Adam (2016-03-05). "Boone County farmers opposed to Great Lakes Basin Railroad project". Rockford Register Star. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  3. Guerrero, Isaac (2016-02-27). "Railroad project could bring jobs, development to Rockford and miles of tracks through Boone County". Rockford Register Star. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  4. "Building the Great Lakes Basin Railroad". University of Illinois at Chicago. 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  5. Duwe, Gina (2015-12-06). "Chicago freight rail bypass gaining steam, founder says". Janesville Gazette. Retrieved 2016-04-10. A privately funded, $8 billion freight rail proposed to bypass Chicago and connect to an existing line in Rock County is gaining steam faster than the founder expected.
  6. "GLBT STB Application" (PDF). 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  7. "Federal Government rejects Great Lakes Basin railroad bypass around Chicago". 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
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