The
Chicago Hub Network is a collection of proposed
fast conventional and
high-speed rail lines in the
Midwestern United States including of track. Since the 1990s, there have been multiple proposals to improve the links from
Chicago, Illinois to major destinations including
Indianapolis, Indiana,
Detroit, Michigan,
Cleveland, Ohio,
Kansas City, Missouri,
St. Louis, Missouri,
Cincinnati, Ohio,
Louisville, Kentucky,
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, and
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. In addition, lines would connect through to major cities in Canada. Eastern routes would blend into the
Ohio Hub network. In addition to providing better connections between Midwestern cities, the projects are intended to reduce or eliminate the operating
subsidies that American passenger train routes currently require.