The Illinois Department of Transportation has Settled on a route for Amtrak's new Chicago-to-Dubuque service and the City of Freeport is still on the list of stops for the new line. On the Other Hand, Several mudslides along Amtrak routes from Vancouver, BC Thurs Portland have caused the cancellation of all trains Between the Two Cities Until Tuesday morning.
Construction is the portions of the new route will begin in 2011 and passenger trains will likely be running through the pretzel City by early 2014. IDOT ISSUED a press release Friday Revealing ITS final choice for an Amtrak route That Will Extend from Chicago west Thurs Dubuque, Iowa. The notice Focused primarily on a Portion of the route stretching from Chicago to Rock Ford.
The press release, HOWEVER, left somethings Freeport residents Wondering Whether the city HAD Been Shut Out of Plans for Amtrak service. The release Indicated That Would not trains run daily "Between Chicago's Union Station and Dubuque, with stops in Elgin, Genoa, Rockford and Galena" without mentioning the City of Freeport. IDOT Spokesman Guy Tridgell Those Concerns eased on Monday, confirming Freeport That Will, Indeed, be a stop on the Chicago-to-Dubuque route.
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