News Release

April 17, 2008

REMINDER: Amtrak feasibility study of passenger rail service
from Quad Cities to Iowa City to be released

CHICAGO, Illinois, and AMES, Iowa – A study conducted by Amtrak on behalf of the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) concerning the feasibility of passenger rail service from the Quad Cities to Iowa City on a route originating in Chicago will be released and information about the findings presented at a news conference Friday.

• Iowa DOT Director Nancy Richardson
• Iowa City Mayor Regenia Bailey
• Davenport Mayor Bill Gluba
• State Senator Daryl Beall, Fort Dodge,
  member of the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission
• Amtrak Senior Director-National State Relations Ray Lang
• Amtrak Assistant Vice President-State and Commuter
  Partnerships (Central) Mike Franke
• Iowa Interstate Railroad President and CEO Dennis Miller

When: Friday, April 18; 10 a.m.

Where: University of Iowa Memorial Union, Madison and Jefferson, Room 243-Second Floor Ballroom, Iowa City, IA

Directions: From I-80 take the Dubuque Street/exit 244, take the ramp toward Iowa City/University of Iowa, merge onto North Dubuque Street, turn right onto East Market Street, turn left onto North Madison Street and a parking ramp for the Iowa Memorial Union is located on the left side of the street.

RSVP: The event is open to the public. To ensure seating availability, visit http://www.iowadot.gov/amtrakstudy/ and complete the online registration form.

Following the news conference, the Iowa DOT will post a copy of Amtrak's report on its Web site. Amtrak representatives will also be available to answer questions about the study. No advance copies of the report are available.

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