Hundreds Protest Amtrak's Plan to Move Maintenance Facility Further South

Amtrak Rail Yard Plan A 'Nasty' Deal For Bridgeport And Chinatown, Neighbors Say At Packed Meeting

Hundreds packed a community meeting Thursday, with residents and elected officials pressing the railroad over its proposed $900 million maintenance facility through the two neighborhoods.

Week in Review: Dueling Renters’ Rights Proposals; Amtrak’s Plans for Bridgeport

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Bridgeport and Chinatown residents press Amtrak leaders to 'pump the brakes' on rail yard plan

Amtrak officials and developers faced off against angry community members Thursday, opposing construction plans for a massive rail yard in Chinatown, Bridgeport and Armour Square beginning as early as the end of this year.The plan, headed by White Sox minority owner Justin Ishbia’s company, Canal Edge LLC, includes a proposal for the Sox to play at a mixed-use facility along the Chicago River called The Railyards in the South Loop and Amtrak’s m…

Hundreds protest Amtrak's plan to move maintenance facility further south

On Thursday evening, residents got an opportunity to hear directly from Amtrak on their plans to move their maintenance facility.

Amtrak has plans for ISFA, White Sox parking lots

Amtrak released new designs of its planned maintenance facility in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood. But it requires access through a state-owned parking lot.

Rate Field’s Owners Blindsided By Plans To Build Amtrak Facility Nearby, Don’t Want Sox To Move

BRIDGEPORT — The head of the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority said Wednesday her board was blindsided by Amtrak’s plans to build a maintenance facility near Rate Field and lamented the possibility that the White Sox could leave their longtime home. The authority, which owns and operates Rate…