[il-talk] Transportation limitations to convention

[mgrunwald at sbcglobal.net]

Hello list,

I have since talked with Bill.  He talked to an Amtrak conductor, who 
explained that the track work that diverts the Texas Eagle is actually south 
of Springfield during the convention.  (Work north of Springfield will begin 
in late November or December.)  There will therefore be no need to bus 
people between Lincoln and Springfield as described.

Mary



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Reif" <billreif at ameritech.net>
To: "NFB of Illinois Mailing List" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [il-talk] Transportation limitations to convention


> Hello Dave and list,
>
> Keep in mind that all other trains coming through that area will be 
> stopped or diverted by the same track work.  It's possible that passengers 
> booking those trains will need to be bussed to Springfield past the 
> effected area.  The bus will take people to the train station.
>
> Cordially,
> Bill
> .
>
> David Meyer wrote:
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> While assisting someone in booking a reservation on Amtrak on Friday,
>> October 8 for the convention, I discovered that the Texas Eagle is not
>> running from Chicago to Springfield on Friday, October 8 either.
>>
>> As you may recall, I sent a notice about the lack of availability of that
>> train on Thursday, October 7.  Though I did not ask for a reason why the
>> Texas Eagle would not be running on October 8, I'm sure it is because of 
>> the
>> track work being done that has eliminated that train for the previous 
>> day.
>>
>> To make a long story short, if you're taking the train either on Thursday 
>> or
>> Friday, you will have to leave either at 9:40 A.M. or 5:25 P.M. if you 
>> are
>> leaving from Chicago.
>>
>> If you have already booked on the Texas Eagle that was scheduled to leave
>> Chicago at 1:45 P.M> and you used a credit card, you may call Amtrak and
>> cancel for a full refund.
>>
>> Though this isn't good news, I hope it is helpful nonetheless.
>>
>>
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