Amtrak studying possible Danville-to-Quad Cities route

DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Amtrak is studying potential rail service between Danville and the Quad Cities.

The News-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/1EmN7pq ) that the service was listed among Amtrak's expansion planning projects in the railway's 2014 fiscal-year report. The service would include stops in Champaign-Urbana, Bloomington-Normal, Peoria and Galesburg.

Brian Williamsen is a spokesman for the Illinois Department of Transportation. He says the department will review the results after the feasibility study is expected to be completed within the next few months.

The report says the route potentially could be extended to Indianapolis. It also says connecting bus service between the Quad Cities and Danville is being considered in the interim.

The Illinois House last April approved a nonbinding resolution about the Danville-to-Quad Cities route proposal.

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Information from: The News-Gazette, http://www.news-gazette.com