Tag Archives: amtrak

  • Crime Keith Nash - photo from Galesburg Police

    Police: Burlington man carried 24 pounds of marijuana on a train

    A Burlington, Iowa man was allegedly caught carrying more than 24 pounds of marijuana on an Amtrak train in Galesburg, Illinois.

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    Amtrak is on track to weather any spending cuts

    As the hours count down to $85 billion in government-wide spending cuts, Amtrak is one transportation service that won’t be derailed.

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    Amtrak communities build revenue from rails

    As passenger rail service becomes more likely in the Quad Cities, towns already along Amtrak routes are joining forces for…

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    12 pounds of marijuana found in Amtrak luggage

    Police said they found about 12 pounds of cannabis in a man’s luggage at the Amtrak station in Galesburg, Illinois.

  • News passenger rail

    Iowa feeling pressure to commit to passenger rail

    Iowa officials may be running out of time to come up with matching funds to bring passenger rail between Chicago and Omaha through several cities in Iowa.

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    Geneseo knows where it wants Amtrak station

    GENESEO – The Illinois Department of Transportation released where it wants to put a new Amtrak station Tuesday. The department…

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    Amtrak line supposed to be built by 2015

    MOLINE – The Illinois Department of Transportation laid out a timeline Thursday on when the new Amtrak passenger rail line…

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    Galesburg police making Amtrak drug arrests

    Galesburg, Illinois, has long been known as a railroad hub. Now, Galesburg police are cracking down on drugs and the…

  • News Charlie Dowd photo from Facebook

    Missing man may have fallen from train

    Authorities are investigating the possibility that Charlie Dowd fell from the train he was last seen riding Thursday, September 13.

  • News Charlie Dowd photo from Facebook

    Retired firefighter missing from Amtrak train

    The search is on for a retired firefighter who disappeared from the Amtrak train he was on somewhere between San Francisco and Chicago.

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    Illinois transportation plan includes money for Amtrak

    The six year plan released by the Illinois Department of Transportation includes millions of dollars for the Amtrak line connecting…