An Amtrak route through Springfield is among the options featured in a final report the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) produced outlining its vision for future railway coverage across the ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Amtrak finally has received the go-ahead to begin 110 mph ...

One person was taken to the hospital after he was struck by a Amtrak train bound for Chicago at Sixth Street and North Grand Avenue just before 5 p.m. Sunday, according to an Amtrak spokesperson and ...

In the coming years, Springfield may have access to passenger rail service with the implementation of an Amtrak station. The station would connect the city to the remainder of the country's rail ...

SPRINGFIELD, IL- Springfield's Amtrak station is about to get a makeover. Amtrak selected Evans Construction for the renovation project, which has a price tag of just under $680,000. The project calls ...

SPRINGFIELD — The nation’s passenger rail service is reporting robust gains again this year, with ridership on some Illinois Amtrak routes jumping by more than 40 percent over 2006. Figures released ...

SPRINGFIELD — Despite possible savings to taxpayers, state employees are largely shunning Amtrak as a means of travel between Chicago and Springfield because they say it is not reliable, a new audit ...