IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Chet Culver is hitting the rails again to push for expanded passenger rail service in Iowa.

Culver will hop aboard the Iowa Unlimited in Iowa City on Sunday with stops planned in Iowa City, West Liberty, Durant, Walcott and Moline, Ill.

He will continue on to Chicago on Monday, where he will participate in the Midwest High Speed Rail Summit.

Culver and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn are expected to sit down at the summit to discuss proposed routes from Chicago to Dubuque and Chicago to Iowa City. Current proposals call for the Chicago to Iowa City route to expand to Des Moines and points further west.

Culver included $3 million in his economic stimulus plan for expanded passenger rail service. Federal dollars would fund most of the project.

“Restor-ing passenger rail service is one of [my] administration’s top transportation priorities,” said Culver. “Recon-necting some of our largest cities to Chicago will add to Iowa’s economic success … ”

Culver’s Iowa Unlimited is being provided by the Iowa Interstate Railroad, Ltd.

Schedule

Timetable for the Iowa Unlimited.

Sunday, July 26

— Noon: Send-off event

Old Rock Island Depot

119 Wright St., Iowa City

— 1:26 p.m. West Liberty

The Depot, 405 N. Elm St.

— 2:26  p.m. Durant

Pythian Sisters Park, Main Street