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Status:
Under construction; train station
phase is on hold pending funding and successful negotiations with Canadian National.
OLD SCHEDULE (Link):
Departure time:
5:00am (to Chicago)
Arrival
time: 11:40pm (from Chicago)
Description:
As the western
terminus for the Black Hawk route, Dubuque will
serve a critical role for passengers looking to
travel towards Chicago as well as residents and
business travelers wishing to utilize Chicago area
airports - providing an additional intermodal option
beyond Dubuque Regional Airport. While 57,637
people reside in the city of Dubuque, nearly twice
that number reside in Dubuque County.
Dubuque has invested a
lot of effort and resources (Envision 2010) into
revitalizing the area around the proposed terminal
train station. Dubuque now hosts a number of
attractions, including a casino, aquarium, and
museums, all in that area of the city.
Visitors can now stroll through these attractions,
shops, and along the Mississippi River (which the
train will cross) in what just a few decades ago was
a heavily industrial area.
The City of Dubuque has secured funding for the
station, named the "Dubuque Intermodal
Transportation Center" (DITC). |
