WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth issued the following press release:
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement regarding Amtrak's plans to relocate its current 14th Street maintenance facility to what is presently Union Pacific's Canal Street Yard, citing concerns about the lack of constructive community engagement on the project and the impact the facility could have on the surrounding area. In August, Duckworth and Durbin requested additional information from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Amtrak regarding the project after fielding concerns from residents and local elected officials in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood...