Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin are joined by state and local officials in March 2011 as they announce the next phase of high-speed rail construction in Chicago. On Friday, Quinn, Durbin and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took part in a test

Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn shows off his boarding pass id to television cameras and Joliet Mayor Tom Giarrante as he boards the inaugural demo ride of Illinois high-speed rail at Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn speaks before he boards the inaugural demo ride of Illinois high-speed rail at Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn speaks with the inaugural demo ride of Illinois high-speed rail train in background at Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood speaks before boarding the inaugural demo ride of Illinois high-speed rail at Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood speaks before boarding the inaugural demo ride of Illinois high-speed rail at Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood speaks before boarding the inaugural demo ride of Illinois high-speed rail at Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood speaks before boarding the inaugural demo ride of Illinois high-speed rail at Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn (right), Will County executive Larry Walsh (center) and Joliet Mayor Tom Giarrante (left) talk before boarding the inaugural demo ride of Illinois high-speed rail at Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn (right), Will County executive Larry Walsh (center) and Joliet Mayor Tom Giarrante (left) talk before boarding the inaugural demo ride of Illinois high-speed rail at Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn (right), Will County executive Larry Walsh (center) and Joliet Mayor Tom Giarrante (left) talk before boarding the inaugural demo ride of Illinois high-speed rail at Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn and officials speak before boarding the inaugural demo ride of Illinois high-speed rail at Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin speaks before boarding the inaugural demo ride of Illinois high-speed rail at Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

Will County executive Larry Walsh (left) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin share a laugh before boarding the inaugural demo ride of Illinois high-speed rail at Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

An engineer climbs into the engine of the inaugural demo ride of Illinois high-speed rail at Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

The inaugural demo ride of Amtrak Illinois high-speed rail at Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

Officials board the inaugural demo ride of Amtrak Illinois high-speed rail at Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

Amtrak Conductor Gavin Pearson checks the time as the inaugural demo ride of Illinois high-speed rail prepares to leave Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

The inaugural demo ride of Amtrak Illinois high-speed rail slowly pulls out of Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

The inaugural demo ride of Amtrak Illinois high-speed rail slowly pulls out of Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

The inaugural demo ride of Amtrak Illinois high-speed rail slowly pulls out of Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

The inaugural demo ride of Amtrak Illinois high-speed rail rolls south form Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

A Metra Train passes the Illinois State flag fluttering in the breaze near the podium set up for speakers at the inaugural demo ride of Illinois high-speed rail at Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media

A freight train follows through the cross tracks after an Amtrak train pulled out of Union Station before the inaugural demo ride of Illinois high-speed rail in Joliet, Illinois, Friday, October 19, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media