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I apologize if this comes across as insensitive, but as someone from a major metropolitan area, I struggle to understand the value that trains provide to people living in rural areas. Even living in the suburbs of a major city, it is difficult to get anywhere without a car, and since public...

Just received the following email from Amtrak: Does this mean there will be a bus instead? I am happy to take the bus but I have never boarded a bus from Chicago Union Station before.

People often complain about how expensive Amtrak is compared to driving or flying, but I just bought a one-way ticket on the City of New Orleans from Champaign, Illinois to Chicago for $14. By comparison, the same ticket on the Peoria Charter Bus costs $37, driving costs $20-30 just for gas, and...

I am a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During breaks, I ride the Amtrak Illini and Saluki trains to and from my home in the suburbs of Chicago. On my way back to school in January we were flying through the South Side of Chicago and that got me wondering what is the...

Hello, fellow Amtrakers! My name is wildchicken13. I am from Chicago. I have been reading this forum for years and I finally decided to create an account. I look forward to getting to know you all better!