Tag: amtrak

St. Louis-to-Chicago Amtrak route begins faster service

$2 billion project covers speed increase, safety upgrades, new cars

Metra cancels some Thursday night service as possible freight railroad worker strike looms

CHICAGO – Some Metra trains won’t be running beginning Thursday night as the commuter rail service braces for a possible nationwide work stoppage by freight railroad workers. Those workers are set to go on strike on Friday if an agreement isn’t reached and while Metra is not involved with negotiations, some of its lines are

Amtrak To Drop $25,000 Ticket Price For Two Wheelchair Users After Complaints

NPR reported on Friday that the ticket for a two-hour ride between Chicago and Bloomington-Normal, Ill., stations usually costs $16. Amtrak had based the higher price on adjustments to train cars.

News Around Illinois – December 23, 2019

Rantoul To Vote Monday Night On Sports Complex RANTOUL – The Rantoul Village Board is holding a special meeting Monday night, where they’ll vote on an agreement to acquire land for a 65-acre outdoor sports complex. The resolution calls for the village to lease the site south of the Rantoul Walmart for the first six