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Department of transportation and Amtrak celebrate new Uptown station

Department of transportation and Amtrak celebrate new Uptown station

29 July 2012 Press Release Rail & Coach News

Federal and state officials joined representatives of the Town of Normal and Amtrak in opening a multimodal transportation center to serve as a station for Amtrak rail and motorcoach passengers, local transit buses and as the focal point of a new urban center of a community that is among the top 50 Amtrak locations nationwide by ridership.

Amtrak integrates and updates rail vision plans

Amtrak integrates and updates rail vision plans

17 July 2012 Press Release Rail & Coach News

A new report issued by Amtrak summarizes and updates the ongoing planning efforts to expand capacity on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) rail network to accommodate more trains operating at faster speeds with significantly reduced trip-times and improved service reliability while also developing 220 mph (354 kph) next generation high-speed rail (NextGen HSR).

Battle Creek, Michigan, Amtrak station now transformed and open

Battle Creek, Michigan, Amtrak station now transformed and open

23 June 2012 Press Release Rail & Coach News

The City of Battle Creek has completed a $3.6 million renovation and remodeling of the Intermodal Transportation Center used by Amtrak and other carriers, transforming a relic of disco-era design into a modern facility that is so different that even the entrance and the address have been changed.