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Article: AMTRAK FEASIBILITY STUDY OF PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE FROM QUAD CITIES TO IOWA CITY RELEASED
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- April 18, 2008
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The Iowa Department of Transportation issued the following news release:
A study conducted by Amtrak on behalf of the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) concerning the feasibility of passenger rail service from the Quad Cities to Iowa City on a route originating at Chicago was released today at a news conference in Iowa City.
Annual ridership on the full route is estimated at about 187,000 passengers, based on two daily round-trips and if improvements are made allowing maximum speeds of 79 mph. The states of Iowa and Illinois would share the capital investment costs and the estimated annual Amtrak operating contract expense of about $6 million. The estimated cost to upgrade the ...