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According to Amtrak, which owns and operates the station, there were 361,996 boardings and alightments at the Staples Mill station in the fiscal year that ended in June 2015.
A new Amtrak line will start running in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama this summer. What to know about when, how to get tickets, what it costs ...
It’s time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature! Are you trying to come up with some vacation ideas that are only a quick getaway from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great ...
New York City’s “Train Daddy” Andy Byford has officially joined Amtrak’s Board of Directors to oversee the long-delayed revamp of Penn Station, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ...
In 2023, he joined Amtrak to lead the corporation’s high-speed rail development. Byford will be tasked with helping renovate and modernize the station and increase concourse capacity, among ...
After years of planning, the Carbondale community had the opportunity to experience the new Southern Illinois Multimodal Station. Tuesday was the grand opening of Phase 1 of the major project ...
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WSIL) -- The City of Carbondale announced that Amtrak is now fully operational at the new Southern Illinois Multimodal Station (SIMMS) located at 401 South Illinois Avenue.
Amtrak passengers will begin using the Southern Illinois Multimodal Station on Tuesday, May 20.
An Amtrak train and a truck were involved in an accident in Lemont, Illinois on Thursday. Lemont police were called for a collision involving an Amtrak train and a truck at New Avenue and ...
The accident happened in downtown Lemont. Details of what happened were not immediately learned.
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — Amtrak has advanced its improvements and upgrades to its busy Lancaster Station. Amtrak says they have advanced numerous safety and efficiency upgrades in coordination ...