Dispatch-Argus, Moline, IL 6/22/17:
Feds 'committed' to Chicago-Quad Cities passenger rail
WASHINGTON – The federal government remains committed to passenger rail service between the Quad-Cities and Chicago, according to Thursday testimony in a U.S. House of Representatives committee meeting.
"We have worked closely with the state and the railroads on that route," said Paul Nissenbaum, Associate Administrator of Railroad Policy and Development for the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration.
"(For) a portion of it, we've been able to get those investments in place. When we've hit the short line (railroad) territory, things have been a little more difficult. But we're working through that with the state and you have our commitment to continue working with the state on it."
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