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Amtrak: Borealis Surpasses 100,000 Customers

October 25, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Year-to-date ridership on the state-sponsored Borealis between St. Paul and Chicago has surpassed 100,000 customers.

Members Can Still Request Replacement Ballots in Metra-UP Implementing Agreement

October 5, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

BLET members are continuing to vote on a tentative implementing agreement regarding Metra’s takeover of services from the Union Pacific Railroad.

Feds Announce More Money For More Railroad Projects

October 1, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity announcing the availability of more than $1 billion in funding to expand and modernize intercity passenger rail nationwide.

Amtrak Launching Floridian as Temporary Train Between Chicago and Miami

September 23, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak is offering a new temporary route offering a direct round-trip between Chicago and Miami

A brief look at the Georgian passenger train (Part I: The early years)

May 12, 2024 Todd DeFeo

On November 17, 1946, the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway and the Louisville & Nashville Railroad jointly ushered in a new era when they introduced the Georgian diesel-powered streamliner running between St. Louis and Atlanta.

CTA, Metra and Pace Could be Combined Under New Measure

May 4, 2024 The Center Square

Democrat legislators have introduced the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act, which would establish a new, fully integrated agency to deliver transit service throughout northeastern Illinois.

Amtrak Borealis Trains Expand Service Between St. Paul and Chicago via Milwaukee

May 4, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Tickets are now available for a second daily Amtrak service between the Twin Cities and Chicago via Milwaukee.

Union Pacific Shaves Two Days Off Los Angeles to Chicago Route with New Domestic Service

May 4, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Railroad is offering a new domestic intermodal service that will cut transit time to three days for customers transporting goods from Southern California to the Chicago area.

CTA’s $3.6 Billion Red Line Extension Project Included in Fiscal 2025 Budget Request

March 19, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Fourteen large transit projects in 11 states could receive nearly $4 billion in federal support for construction as part of President Biden’s fiscal 2025 Budget Request to Congress.

Metra Green Lights Purchase of Battery-Powered Trainsets

March 19, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metra Board of Directors approved a contract to buy zero-emission, battery-powered trainsets, making it one of the first in the nation to operate the technology.