http://www.cahsrblog.com/2010/01/thu...-stimulus-day/

The Feds are announcing the recipients of the $8 billion to build America's first true HSR network on this coming Thursday, Jan 28...

The front runners are:
Florida, Illinois, California. Note that the Chicago-St. Louis line seems very likely. Will Detroit see HSR to Chicago? If Detroit misses the federal money on Thursday, when will it come, if ever?