of
Supporters!
Click here
have joint
participation with our
passenger rail
affiliates in Dubuque,
Iowa, the ECIA or East
Central
Intergovernmental
Association.
Click on ECIA to check
on their progress with
the AMTRAK project!
Senator Durbin's Office Latest Press Release
Dated 10/31/2007
Click Here!
Website!
We encourage all interested parties to show their
support for our project to return rail service to the
upper tier counties of northern Illinois, northeastern
Iowa and points beyond.
It has been the dedication of public officials, cities and
rail enthusiasts in conjuction with our group, the
Blackhawk Area Railroad Coalition to return the
recreation and economy of mass transit to our
communities. We welcome all interested in this goal!
We are a 'grass roots' group effort that believes in the
great benefit of returning passenger rail service to this
region, as are many large and small communities
continuing this effort in the United States.
We encourage both support and constructive criticism
to carry this project forward.
Currently, we do not accept donations. It is our
purpose to gather action from volunteer efforts and
encourage members to get the message out to the
proper public authorities and officials via petitions and
letters.
Welcome aboard our website and thank you for your
input!
distribute our "Letter
to Legislators" for
people who would be
willing to submit their
signature to our
legislators in order to
show support for
passenger rail
service. We are
requesting the signed
letters be dropped off
at the Railway Cafe in
Galena, IL. Thanks for
your help!!
Click on link:
Letter of Support
Restoration of AMTRAK Funding
Click Below:
Rockford Register Star
Wall Street Journal
New York Times
Proposed Service:
Chicago Rockford Galena
Dubuque
LINK
There are no current meetings
to date. We will update the
website when further
information becomes available.
April 2007:
BARC was invited to attend a
very informative meeting with
Senator Dick Durbin,
Congressman Don Manzullo and
officials from Amtrak, IDOT and
local governments. Click on the
PRESS & PROGRESS button
above to access latest article
from the Rockford Register Star
about the meeting.
We will soon have an update
regarding our next meeting so
continue to monitor our website
for additional information!
BARC Update March 2007:
GREAT NEWS!!
The Amtrak Feasibility Study has
been concluded and the
highlights of the study are
included in an article from the
Rockford Register Star. Please
click on this link to access the
article.
If you have any further
questions or would like more
information about BARC please
contact returnthetrain@aol.com.
Click Here:
ROUTE
DETERMINED FOR
PASSENGER RAIL
SERVICE FROM
CHICAGO, IL TO
DUBUQUE, IA
regarding the Executive Summary and issues pertaining
to future steps to take with legislators. We were grateful
to have audience with Senator Dick Durbin and
Congressman Don Manzullo who have been elemental
and extremely supportive of our cause. BARC was able
to impress our enthusiasm and direction to them and to
other officials and legislators during the early April
meeting.
Later in the month, BARC attended an informal power
point presentation and press opportunity with IDOT and
Amtrak officials who highlighted some of the details of
passenger rail service.
It has been the efforts of Janet Fisher to obtain the
crucial signatures on the Letters of Consensus in order
to reflect our common goals regarding passenger rail
service to our region.
We will update the calendar as soon as the next BARC
meeting dates become available.
