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U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) on Wednesday sent a letter to Stephen Gardner, CEO of Amtrak, to express his frustration at the suspension of one of two Amtrak round trips between Quincy, ...

A proposal to eliminate federal spending on Amtrak could derail passenger service between Chicago and nearly a dozen Illinois college towns. The Bush administration has proposed ending all federal ...

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Amtrak has begun selling tickets for a newly minted “Borealis” line that will double service between Chicago and the Twin Cities beginning May 21. The new service, one train in each direction, ...

SPRINGFIELD — The nation’s passenger rail service is reporting robust gains again this year, with ridership on some Illinois Amtrak routes jumping by more than 40 percent over 2006. Figures released ...

CHICAGO (AP) _ Amtrak faces a new problem in Illinois and around the nation: The passenger rail service that once struggled to woo riders is now so popular amid soaring gas prices, it fears it soon ...

A new Amtrak service will soon run between Chicago and St. Paul, Minnesota, adding additional trains to the route. The new Borealis service will offer a daily trip between Chicago, Milwaukee and the ...