Q-C-to-Chicago rail service proponents getting organized
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A new advocacy group will join the push to get passenger-rail service connecting the Quad-Cities and Chicago.
At a news conference set for 9:30 a.m. today, Illinois Quad-City Chamber of Commerce and Rock Island County officials are expected to announce the creation of the new Quad-Cities Passenger Rail Coalition, or QC Rail. The news conference will be held at a former train depot, now the Moline office of the Quad-City Convention and Visitors Bureau, at 2021 River Drive.
The new group’s creation “shows the Quad-Cities is serious about establishing passenger rail service as soon as possible,” said Jeff Nelson, chairman of the Illinois Quad-City chamber board.
“It is extremely important for the Quad-Cities to become better connected with the global economy in Chicago,” Nelson said. “Improving our access to the regional, national and international economic market and population base will increase the Quad-Cities’ economic vitality and quality of life.”
QC Rail intends to provide support to local, state and federal governmental agencies, including Amtrak and the Illinois Department of Transportation, elected officials and the Quad-City community in determining how best to implement passenger rail service in the area.
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