Executive director of the commuter rail service since 1990, Phil Pagano was put on paid administrative leave last week amid allegations that he paid himself an unauthorized $56,000 bonus.
Roelof van Ark, who currently serves as president of Alstom Transportation, will make $375,000, making him one of state government's highest paid non-university workers.
The resolution creating the Commission, Senate Resolution 806, defines the group's mission as "recommending the best governmental structure for a public-private partnership to design, build, operate, maintain and finance a high-speed rail system for Illinois and the Midwest."
The initial refurbishments are expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of this year.
ABA made a strategic decision — knowing it was a risky in the Facebook frontier days of early 2009 — to end its blog to refocus on Facebook instead as the primary forum to reach members and receive feedback.
Rules would amend the Track Safety Standards and Passenger Equipment Safety Standards for high-speed and high cant deficiency train operations.
Services such as MegaBus are experiencing double-digit growth by attracting passengers with amenities such as free Wi-Fi connections, electric outlets and in some cases, tables and cup holders.