Amtrak Suspends Policy That Had Disabilities Advocacy Group Being Charged $25,000 To Go From Chicago To Bloomington, Ill.Amtrak announced Wednesday that it is changing its policy so people with disabilities will not be charged $25,000 for train tickets.
Amtrak Reverses Course After Asking Disabilities Advocacy Group For $25,000 To Go From Chicago To BloomingtonA trip from Chicago to downstate Bloomington should cost about $16. But Amtrak recently quoted a group of advocates for people with disabilities $25,000 to accommodate their wheelchairs.
Amtrak Mechanical Worker Dead After Industrial AccidentAn Amtrak mechanical worker died in an industrial accident over the weekend.
Amtrak Train Strikes Vehicle Near Morton Grove; 1 Injured, Metra Delays ExpectedAn Amtrak train struck a vehicle near Morton Grove Tuesday morning.
As Husband Suffered Heart Attack On Train, With No Emergency Intercom, Widow Says Amtrak Car 'Turned Into A Death Tube'“It was just chaos trying to find any way to notify somebody,” Jenae Bourdony said of her husband's heart attack on an Amtrak train.
Amtrak Train Fatally Strikes Pedestrian In Northbrook; Metra Milwaukee North Line AffectedAmtrak and Metra delays are expected after a pedestrian was struck by an Amtrak train in Northbrook.
Truck Driver Killed When Amtrak Train Hits Box Truck In University ParkCrews spent more than 12 hours repairing the tracks and cleaning up debris, after an Amtrak train derailed Sunday in University Park in a deadly collision with a box truck.
Amtrak Train Strikes Truck, Derails in University Park; Truck's Driver Dies An Amtrak train struck a box truck and derailed in University Park around 5 p.m. Sunday.
Amtrak Train Strikes Vehicle, Killing 1 In Morton GroveAn Amtrak train struck a minivan, killing the driver in Morton Grove just after noon Sunday.
Last Day For Amtrak Trains On Indianapolis-To-Chicago RouteIt's the final day for Amtrak trains on the Hoosier State passenger line between Indianapolis and Chicago.
Extensive Delays For Metra BNSF Service After Amtrak Train Kills Person Near BerwynMetra BNSF service was halted for more than two hours Monday, after an Amtrak train hit and killed a person near Berwyn.
Amtrak Ending Indianapolis-To-Chicago Route With Funding CutAmtrak spokesman Marc Magliari says the four-days-a-week train won't run after June 30, which is when its $3 million annual state subsidy ends.
Falling Concrete At Union Station Closes Three Metra TracksThree tracks at Union Station have been closed during the Wednesday morning rush, due to falling concrete.
Amtrak, Metra Debate Who Should Run Metra's Trains Out Of Union StationThe agony of February 28 is what led to the hearing. That's when an Amtrak computer blackout led to the stranding of more than tens of thousands of Metra commuters. Now, Metra said it can do a better job of dispatching its trains.