All aboard: Amtrak service to resume July 19

The Carl Sandburg/Zephyr Amtrak line that stops in Plano will resume full service on July 19 after reduced service during the pandemic, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced Wednesday, July 14.

The local Amtrak line will resume two daily roundtrips between Chicago and Quincy. The train route has nearby stops in Plano, Naperville and Mendota.

“Service levels had been reduced by half due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” IDOT said in a press release.

“With the resumption of a full schedule, there will be five daily roundtrips between Chicago and St. Louis (including the Amtrak national Texas Eagle), two daily roundtrips between Chicago and Quincy, and three daily roundtrips between Chicago and Carbondale (including the Amtrak national City of New Orleans),” according to the press release.

Tickets for Amtrak trains can be purchased at amtrak.com/midwest for travel beginning July 19.