12.11.14

Amtrak

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin discussed drastic cuts to transportation spending proposed by U.S. House Republicans in their appropriations bill for FY 2012 in Normal on Tuesday, October 25. The House legislation slashes funding for Amtrak by 60 percent and would effectively eliminate all state-supported Amtrak service, including the route that passes through Bloomington-Normal from Chicago to St. Louis.