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Will Amtrak Service Link Tucson and Phoenix? Will Amtrak Service Link Tucson and Phoenix? Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor Amtrak’s proposal calls for three daily round-trips from Tucson through to Phoenix and Buckeye (see map above), running on host freight railroad Union Pacific. Eleven Arizona mayors—led by Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego—have released a joint letter to the state’s congressional delegation supporting Amtrak’s vision to bring passenger rail service to the Tucson-Phoenix corrido...

Amtrak service is back on a full schedule in Illinois for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The resumption of service means that there are once again five daily round trips between Chicago and St. Louis, including the Lincoln Service and Texas Eagle routes with stops in Springfield. There are also two daily roundtrips between Chicago and Quincy, and three per day between Chicago and Carbondale. The schedule was scaled back more than a year ago as ridership plunged amid shutdowns and stay-at-home orders.

State of Illinois supported Amtrak trains will resume full service soon. The Illinois Department of Transportation says the Lincoln Service, Carl Sandburg/Illinois Zephyr and Illini/Saluki trains will resume full service on Monday. Service levels had been reduced by half due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the resumption of a full schedule, there will be three daily roundtrips between Chicago and Carbondale (including the Amtrak national City of New Orleans), five daily roundtrips between Chicago and St. Louis (including the Amtrak national Texas Eagle), two daily roundtrips between Chicago an...

Amtrak, America’s only major passenger train system, is re-examining timetables and finding other ways to improve its 15 national routes to bring in more riders and revenue. Among those under review are two routes that dip into Ohio and are practically hidden at night, their trains passing through when most people are sleeping. In many states, travelers who take Amtrak’s long-distance trains for vacations or out-of-state business trips board in the middle of the night and return home from such cities as Chicago or New York City at times that are just as inconvenient. Businessman Dave Shre...