The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and local communities this weekend reached long-term agreements with Amtrak and Iowa Pacific Holdings to continue Hoosier State passenger-rail service between Indianapolis and Chicago.
Service under the new agreements began yesterday. As the route’s operator, Amtrak will work with host railroads, provide train and engine crews and manage ticket reservations. INDOT will pay Amtrak for its expenses not covered by ticket revenue, and Amtrak will provide the state with any excess revenue.
Read more from Progressive Railroading.
Related News
- SMART-TD AND CSX CELEBRATE 40 YEARS OF SUCCESS
- Boston rally tomorrow 10/23: Stand with Keolis commuter railroad workers
- SMART-TD Transit Union welcomes FTA’s historic directive to combat operator assaults
- Amtrak agreement ratified by 3-to-1 margin
- De-escalation training helps conductors avert potential Amtrak disaster
- SMART-TD celebrates Arizona law that protects transit workers
- FRA denies railroads’ request to run without watchdog technology
- Amtrak general committees announce tentative agreement
- SMART Convention Day 1: DOT secretary headlines day one of SMART General Convention
- New SEPTA operator’s stabbing shows how members’ safety is at risk