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@USDOTFRA, #MIPRC release #Midwest Regional #Rail Plan: A 40-year look ahead at what #passengerrail could be bit.ly/2YYEhRL @Amtrak @IDOT_Illinois @INDOT @KDOTHQ @MDOT_Rail @MnDOT @MoDOT #NDDOT @WisconsinDOT #AmtrakMidwest
MIPRC seeks 'Letters of Interest' for Invest Midwest-Phase 1 project consultancy to plan a comprehensive #Midwestern #passengerrail network: bit.ly/4yR0b48
@IDOT_Illinois @INDOT @KDOTHQ @MDOT_Rail @MnDOT @MoDOT @WisconsinDOT #AmtrakMidwest
MIPRC seeks 'Letters of Interest' for Invest Midwest-Phase 1 project consultancy to plan a comprehensive #Midwestern #passengerrail network: bit.ly/4yR0b48
@IDOT_Illinois @INDOT @KDOTHQ @MDOT_Rail @MnDOT @MoDOT @WisconsinDOT #AmtrakMidwest
Great news for #Midwestern #passengerrail! Wisconsin's 'Hiawatha West' project gets $281.2M #CRISI grant for restoration of service to Madison by extending #Hiawathatrain from Chicago & Milwaukee: bit.ly/3WvLg1H @WisconsinDOT @IDOT_Illinois @Amtrak #AmtrakMidwest
Great news for #Midwestern #passengerrail! The Chicago-Milwaukee-Twin Cities #Borealistrain continues to outpace expectations by reaching 500K-rider milestone in just over 2 years: bit.ly/4hQGeFh @IDOT_Illinois @MnDOT @WisconsinDOT @Amtrak #AmtrakMidwest
Normal is served by the state-supported #LincolnService & long-distance #TexasEagle trains. Mayor @ElectChrisKoos, who is on @Amtrak's board, opened our 2023 Annual Meeting there!
Amtrak’s Train Towns: Normal, Illinois is now available in full on YouTube.
Train Towns looks at what Amtrak and train travel make possible for the communities we serve.
In Normal, The Garlic Press owners told us: “Amtrak was always a main component from the very beginning.”
Their story is just one part of the full episode.
Watch: spr.ly/6017BGiG3R
ALT Amtrak team with Normal, IL Mayor Chris Koos at the Amtrak Uptown Station
ALT Amtrak's Ken Altman with Normal, IL Mayor Chris Koos at the Garlic Press filming Train Towns
ALT Amtrak's Ken Altman with students at Illinois State University
ALT Amtrak's sign at the Normal, IL Uptown Station
Good news for #Midwestern #passengerrail: @Amtrak & @CNRailway reach new host railroad operating agreement: bit.ly/4hxFjcI @IDOT_Illinois @INDOT @MDOT_Rail @WisconsinDOT #AmtrakMidwest
#NOFO alert: $787M in FY 2024-26 funding for @USDOT's PROTECT grant program available & intercity #passengerrail projects qualify. Deadline is 11:59 p.m. EDT on Oct. 9. Full information: bit.ly/4gRFdes @IDOT_Illinois @INDOT @KDOTHQ @MDOT_Rail @MnDOT @MoDOT @WisconsinDOT
Equipment rehab, trackwork & major elements of @Amtrak’s Chicago Hub Improvement Program are among #Midwestern projects awarded almost $1B in federal #passengerrail grants: bit.ly/3U8cVoq @IDOT_Illinois @INDOT @KDOTHQ @MDOT_Rail @MnDOT @MoDOT @WisconsinDOT #AmtrakMidwest
#MIPRC is glad to see the #HeartlandFlyer funded through 2027 & continues to enthusiastically support its extension to @CityofWichita & @CityofNewtonKS, connecting it with the #Midwestern #passengerrail network:
bit.ly/3U8rFUj (via @koconews) @KDOTHQ #AmtrakMidwest
Locomotive maintenance issues causing cancellations of some #AmtrakMidwest state-supported trains through Aug. 21:
bit.ly/4wTwrDB
@IDOT_Illinois @MDOT_Rail @MoDOT @WisconsinDOT @Amtrak
New coaches, additional seats coming to Chicago-Milwaukee #HiawathaTrain service this Fall when the first of nine new @SiemensMobility “Venture” #passengerrail coaches ordered by @WisconsinDOT are scheduled to enter service. @IDOT_Illinois #AmtrakMidwest
bit.ly/4wDX3bm
🚨 @USDOTFRA extends FY 25-26 #CRISI grant application deadline by three days, to June 25 at 11:59 pm EDT: bit.ly/4a4ITHc 🚨
@IDOT_Illinois @INDOT @KDOTHQ @MDOT_Rail @MnDOT @MoDOT #NDDOT @WisconsinDOT @Amtrak #passengerrail #AmtrakMidwest
A 17-member @MW_Rail delegation recently visited #Midwestern members of Congress, plus @USDOTFRA & @Amtrak, to talk about #passengerrail programs, funding & surface #transportation reauthorization.
bit.ly/4uHCmtG
🚨$626.7M in FY 23-26 #INFRA grant funding now available from @USDOT in 2 tracks: Track 1 = $426.7M for large-scale surface #transportation projects; Track 2 = $200M for commercial parking.
Track 1 application deadline is 5pm EDT July 1.
See full #NOFO: bit.ly/4eh6Egx
Seeking to attract new #civilengineers, @IDOT_Illinois launches a new student loan repayment program for up to 50 graduates from #Illinois schools: bit.ly/4u77rHw (via @kwqcnews)
@INDOT @KDOTHQ @MDOT_Rail @MnDOT @MoDOT #NDDOT @WisconsinDOT @Amtrak
News from @USDOTFRA: $1.1B in FY25-26 funds for #Railroad Crossing Elimination (Crossing Safety) Program grants is now available. Deadline is 11:59 pm EDT June 8. @IDOT_Illinois @INDOT @KDOTHQ @MDOT_Rail @MnDOT @MoDOT #NDDOT @WisconsinDOT
See the #NOFO: bit.ly/3QqN3SZ
New from @USDOTFRA: $2B in FY25-26 funds for #CRISI grants available for #passengerrail & other projects. Deadline is 11:59 pm EDT June 22. @IDOT_Illinois @INDOT @KDOTHQ @MDOT_Rail @MnDOT @MoDOT #NDDOT @WisconsinDOT
See the #NOFO: bit.ly/4copxhV
How @Amtrak's #HiawathaWest Extension plans to restore #passengerrail service to Madison, Wis.: bit.ly/48TADsS (via @CapTimes) @WisconsinDOT @IDOT_Illinois #AmtrakMidwest
New long distance, single-level #passengertrains are coming to replace bi-level #Superliners as @Amtrak issues 'request for suppliers' to bid on new fleet. The decision on the vendor is planned by the end of 2027: bit.ly/4mEeJje
