Advocates must keep up pressure to help him deliver on promise. Illinois legislators will return to Springfield Oct. 14 for the Veto Session, at which they also can take up urgent legislation that they did not pass in the spring. Such a piece of legislation is the...
Newsletter 8/1/25:Amtrak Long Distance Routes Are in Jeopardy
Amtrak’s Long Distance Routes Are in Jeopardy
Rail advocates must turn up the pressure to get new trains running ASAP.
Long-distance trains are high-value, high-impact mobility machines. They connect urban and rural areas, providing essential transportation for hundreds of smaller communities that are becoming more isolated from major economic centers.
But, after decades of neglect, the trains are old and worn out. There are too few coaches and bedroom cars to meet demand.
Please ask US Department of Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy to work with Amtrak to get an order for new trains placed—with funds already appropriated by Congress—as soon as possible.
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