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Article: SEN. DURBIN CONVENES PUBLIC FORUM TO EXPAND PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE TO NORTHWEST ILLINOIS, BRINGS AMTRAK TO TABLE

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January 26, 2007
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The office of Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., issued the following press release:

With highway congestion increasing each year, gas prices and consumer demand remaining high, now is the time to bring Amtrak to the north-central and northwest region of Illinois, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said today.

Durbin invited Amtrak Senior Director of Government Affairs Ray Lang to the Quad Cities area to discuss bringing Amtrak's passenger rail service to Northwest Illinois. The Senator assembled a group of officials from Rock Island, Henry, Bureau, Whiteside, Mercer, Stark and Knox counties to make the case directly to Amtrak's top leadership.

Durbin said all three state Amtrak routes - from Chicago to ...

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