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, ...

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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, ...

Sunday marked the launch of one of America's longest train journeys, a two-day experience that will transport passengers from the Midwest all the way to the southern tip of Florida. Amtrak has now ...

On Sunday, November 10, Amtrak’s newest long-distance train route made its inaugural departure. In September, the U.S. railroad company announced it would temporarily resurrect the long-retired ” ...

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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 ...

Would you ride a train from Chicago to Florida — in coach? Ellery Jones with the Sun-Times boarded Amtrak’s temporary Floridian route from Chicago to Miami Sunday evening on Nov. 10 and is expected to ...

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 ...

Traveling long distances by train can take a long time, but one major railroad company invites passengers to do it in style ...