The equipment to be used on the route was to be the Next Generation Bi-Level Passenger Rail Car built by Nippon Sharyo at a new plant in Rochelle, Illinois, which is located just 24 miles south of a portion of the proposed route. However one of the first cars manufactured failed a critical safety test, the contract was cancelled and the plant never fully opened. The equipment will instead be single level Siemens Venture cars built at its plant in Sacramento, CA, similar to cars supplied to Brightline/Virgin Trains for its services in Florida.