See this article.Officials here believe a recently announced $13.85 million federal TIGER grant will help make Alton's planned new Amtrak station the preferred place for St. Louis-area residents to catch the train to Chicago.
Alton, IL Regional Multi-Modal Transportation Center project
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Posted 24 December 2011 - 05:00 PM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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Posted 18 January 2016 - 06:09 PM
Alton Daily News - WGBZ Radio, Alton, IL 1/14/2016:
Seeking Bids for Multimodal Work
The Alton City Council has approved the city to seek bids for work on the new Multimodal Transportation Center. The facility being built on Golf Road in Alton is expected to kick into high gear soon. Bids should go out the first week of February, with work hopefully starting in April.
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Posted 19 April 2016 - 09:32 AM
The Telegraph, Alton, IL 4/14:
City hires transportation center builder
ALTON — The planned, $25 million Alton Regional Multi-Modal Transportation Center project moved further along this week with the city awarding a contract for its construction.
“I’m just very excited to see the project move forward and see the actual infrastructure at the site being constructed,” said Mayor Brant Walker. “This is a big step for our city and our region.”
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The facility will accommodate the higher-speed Amtrak trains and Madison County Transit District buses; have trailheads for bicyclists and pedestrians and offer availability to rent cars and bikes. Elsewhere on the site, the city hopes to attract a mixed-use development.
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Posted 15 January 2017 - 12:39 PM
RiverBender.com, Alton, IL 1/11:
The fight begins: Saving the old Alton Train Station
ALTON - By the end of this summer, Altonians will have a chance to hop on a new high-speed rail line and reach Chicago by train in about four hours from a top-of-the-line station located near Homer Adams Parkway.
But, what will happen to the old train station, which has served the community for more than 50 years? If Alton Area Landmarks Association President Terry Sharp has any say, it will continue to be a destination for visitors and residents alike, and he is not alone in that sentiment. A group has recently burst onto the scene on Facebook, called Save the Alton Train Station. It was started by Altonian Jennifer Campbell, who made the page (currently boasting nearly 200 members) after seeing how many of her fellow social media users were commenting about the station.
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Posted 18 January 2017 - 09:26 PM
RiverBender.com, Alton, IL 1/18:
Alton reveals marketing plan for old train station
ALTON - The City of Alton has released a marketing plan for the old train station, located off College Avenue, which is for sale at the cost of $1 - and moving expenses.
The train station, which is owned by Union Pacific Railroad, must be moved away from the tracks if purchased from or donated by the railroad. According to Union Pacific's guidelines, which are outlined in the city's marketing plan, the station may be donated to a responsible not-for-profit 501©(3) organization as determined solely by the Union Pacific Railroad under the following circumstances:
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Posted 07 August 2017 - 10:21 AM
St. Louis, MO Post-Dispatch, 8/6/17:
Bus service begins at new Alton train station; Amtrak likely to follow next month
Local bus service to Alton’s new passenger rail station began Sunday but where are the trains?
Amtrak expects to switch to the city’s new multimodal complex in several weeks but a specific date has yet to be determined.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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Posted 11 August 2017 - 04:38 PM
Telegraph, Bloomington, IL, 8/10/17:
Man creates, selling envelopes featuring soon-to-close, old Amtrak station
A retired educator, stamp collector and local history and railroad aficionado blended his interests into creating a commemorative postal envelope to mark the end of Alton’s Amtrak station.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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Posted 06 September 2017 - 07:01 PM
Illinois High-Speed Rail, posted 9/6/17:
Alton Amtrak Service Moves to the New Multimodal Transportation Center
Effective Sept. 13, 2017, Wednesday, Sept. 13, the Amtrak service in Alton will move to the new Regional Multimodal Transportation Center located at 1 Golf Road Alton, IL 62002 more >
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Posted 08 September 2017 - 01:48 AM
St. Louis, MO Post-Dispatch, 9/7/17:
Amtrak will start using new Alton station Wednesday
Amtrak passenger trains will begin using the new Alton multimodal transportation complex Wednesday.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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