Homewood Illinois Amtrak Station

[Harry Davis]

When will this reopened and trains stopping?

 

[neroden]

Amtrak says August 15, 2021. Amtrak is offering connecting buses from Homewood to Kanakee until then.

The Amtrak platforms are under reconstruction. Metra continues to operate out of the station on their own platforms.

https://www.amtrak.com/alert/homewood-il-station-accessibility-improvements.html

 

[Harry Davis]

Amtrak says August 15, 2021. Amtrak is offering connecting buses from Homewood to Kanakee until then.

The Amtrak platforms are under reconstruction. Metra continues to operate out of the station on their own platforms.

https://www.amtrak.com/alert/homewood-il-station-accessibility-improvements.html

Thanks for the information. I'll be there to welcome the City of New Orleans as it heads south. Only wish it was The Panama LImited!

 

[jis]

The train that is called the City of New Orleans today was originally the Amtrak Panama Limited between November 14, 1971 and February 1, 1981. In 1981 the name of the train was changed from Panama Limited to the City of New Orleans. Of course the Amtrak rendition of the Panama Limited was never an all Pullman train like its Illinois Central original. Illinois Central's original City of New Orleans was a daytime all Coach train.

 

[Bob Dylan]

The train that is called the City of New Orleans today was originally the Amtrak Panama Limited between November 14, 1971 and February 1, 1981. In 1981 the name of the train was changed from Panama Limited to the City of New Orleans. Of course the Amtrak rendition of the Panama Limited was never an all Pullman train like its Illinois Central original. Illinois Central's original City of New Orleans was a daytime all Coach train.

And the City didn't serve the "Kings Feast" in the Diner, unlike the Panama Express,which is still the Most impressive Menu I've ever seen on a Trains Diner!

Sorry I missed it!