MORTON GROVE, Ill. (CBS) -- An Amtrak train headed for Union Station hit an unoccupied car on the tracks in Morton Grove Thursday night, just after witnesses pulled out the suspected drunken driver.
For those who’ve long waited for a daily, nonstop option to travel by train from this area to Florida, Amtrak launched its new “”Floridian” route on Sunday.
Amtrak completed its inaugural trip on a temporary new route connecting Chicago, Illinois, and Miami, Florida. The Floridian train combines two existing routes, the Capitol Limited and Silver Star ...