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Still No Amtrak Service for Galesburg
Amtrak says they're trying to get things back to normal today following Tuesday's and Wednesday's blizzard, but they're not quite there yet.

The passenger rail service says they have a plan in place to restore train service, which pretty much came to a halt following the storms.

Many trains that originate from Amtrak's Chicago hub at Union Station are going to be running Thursday but some that make stops in Galesburg won't be.

That includes the two Chicago to Quincy routes, the Illinois Zephyr, and the Carl Sandburg. Those services won't be running today.

Amtrak's California Zephyr and Southwest Chief routes, which also make stops in Galesburg, won't be running today either.

Amtrak says customers with tickets on those two are being contacted so they can make alternate arrangements.

Two Amtrak trains have been sitting in Galesburg since yesterday, as they let passengers out and sent them on to hotels in town.

The good news, after nearly a full day of being closed, the state says interstate highways closed at the height of the storm are back open again.

There may be some problems, though, on rural roads.
02 03 11 by Newsroom
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