Homewood Amtrak station reopens after $15 million restoration
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Amtrak service is back in in Homewood.
Staffing shortages and a $15 million building restoration to comply with ADA requirements held up services for months. Service will now run seven days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Earlier Monday morning, Village of Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld joined Amtrak leaders to mark the occasion.
"I'm delighted to be here today to, again, welcome Amtrak with a full service Homewood station. We're really impressed with Amtrak's performance as of late, and getting past the pandemic," Hofeld said.
The train station was originally opened nearly a hundred years ago by the Illinois Central Railroad.
Today, the Village of Homewood and Amtrak celebrated the restoration of full Amtrak service, including the...
Posted by Village of Homewood, Illinois on Monday, December 5, 2022