Amtrak – 11/8/19
Through continued investment in safety and the customer experience, Amtrak delivered its best operating performance in company history this past fiscal year. The company set new records for ridership, revenue, and financial performance on its path to achieve operational breakeven in fiscal year 2020. Preliminary results for fiscal year 2019 (Oct. 2018-Sept. 2019) include:
WQAD – 10/23/19
The High-Speed Rail Alliance, formerly the Midwest High-Speed Rail Association, held its Fall Meeting Wednesday, October 23.
The group, which supports rail projects across the state, discussed the new passenger rail line from Chicago to the Quad Cities, that $225 million was appropriated for in the Illinois capital bill, passed in June of this year. $275 million for Amtrak funding was also passed in the capital bill that's supposed to go from Chicago to Rockford.
KWCH – 3/24/19
Amtrak has requested funding from the federal government to extend the Heartland Flyer north to the city of Newton.
"There's opportunity now to grow improvements to our downtown, to grow food service to passengers who maybe making connections, parking changes that we can make to improve passenger experience," says Barth Haughes, Newton City Commissioner.
