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City leaders in Fort Madison still have some work to do before they can bring passenger rail service to the downtown district. The Mississippi River was…
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Amtrak says it doesn’t know which services would be affected if Illinois cuts its funding. But the rail company says it’s sure there would be some service…
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State Representative Don Moffitt (R-Gilson) wants to find ways to keep an Amtrak line chugging along through his district. He said service could be cut on…
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Two projects are underway to help transportation in Galesburg.The city held groundbreaking ceremonies this week on a new transit maintenance facility and…
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The City Council this week approved a project to enclose the north and south porch areas at the Amtrak station.The north porch will be used as a bag check…
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Amtrak ridership in Illinois has risen in recent years; it's up almost 85 percent from 2006 through last year. That trend developed after the rail...
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A free book rack at the Macomb Amtrak station has been providing reading material to travelers for 10 years. The rack is restocked by volunteers every…
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Tom and Gayle Carper of Macomb have more than 1,000 photos from the years when Tom owned bars in town. They decided the pictures should be shared and…
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During winter weather, it’s common for flights to be canceled and roads to be closed. Usually the trains still run without incident. But during the winter…
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More than 100,000 people ride the Illinois Zephyr train line from Quincy to Chicago each year. In addition to seeing it as a good means of transportation,…