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Friday, October 19, 2012  1st Illinois Amtrak train to hit 110 mph in modest milestone for Obama's high-speed rail plans

Tuesday, December 06, 2011 

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  The Missouri Department of Transportation has hired a consultant to study what rail service is needed in the state.

Monday, June 27, 2011  Authorities comb wreckage of Nevada Amtrak crash that killed 6, say no new victims found so far

Tuesday, June 01, 2010  Amtrak and railroad officials are trying to determine what caused part of a St. Louis-to-Chicago Amtrak train to derail over the holiday weekend in southwestern Illinois.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009  Authorities say a New London woman died after she apparently drove her pickup truck around the crossing arms at some railroad tracks and was hit by an Amtrak train in eastern Iowa.

Friday, July 24, 2009  Amtrak has put on hold for a least a year plans for a study on passenger train service between Des Moines to Chicago.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009  9-year-old girl among those killed in Amtrak crash

Thursday, January 15, 2009  Amtrak train partially derails, delays travelers

Tuesday, January 13, 2009  Fort Madison Mayor Steve Ireland says the city has been working on plans to turn the Santa Fe Depot into an Amtrak Station for more than 2 years.