On Dec. 31, 1978, the Rock Island Line ran its last passenger train from Chicago to Rock Island, Illinois. The Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa have not had passenger rail service since. This is due to change. The transit legislation that the Illinois General Assembly...
In April, a coalition of train advocates pushed the Washington state legislature to pass a law that mandates big increases in the speed, reliability, and frequency of Amtrak’s Cascades line by 2035. Three principles guided their work: 1) Enlist a strong legislative...
Illinois Quietly Rewrote the Rules: Intercity Rail is Now Transit When the Illinois General Assembly passed its $1.5 billion transit package, it did something more profound than stabilize budgets or prevent service cuts. It fundamentally reconceived the role of...
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