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The Peoria City Council has approved a grant application requesting $2.5 million from the federal government to go toward the initial stage of planning for the city's passenger rail project.

Peoria's passenger rail proposal is out the gate with a strong start, but it'll need consistent support from the community to keep the momentum going.

Three locations along the Peoria riverfront are in the running to become the proposed site of the city's passenger rail station in its upcoming planning study.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali and other stakeholders in the passenger rail project met virtually last week with officials from the Federal Railroad Administration and Federal Highway Administration.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali and other stakeholders in the passenger rail project met virtually last week with officials from the Federal Railroad Administration and Federal Highway Administration.

Plans to get a Peoria-to-Chicago passenger rail route rolling into action appear to remain on track.

A newly released federal planning document recommends a new passenger railway connecting Peoria to cities like Bloomington, Galesburg, Champaign, and Davenport sometime in the next forty years.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali and former Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood are on the same track in their assessment of talks to bring high-speed rail service to Peoria.

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