Passengers board an Amtrak train at the Big Four Depot in downtown Lafayette. / Journal and Courier file photo
INDIANAPOLIS — State leaders have five months to decide whether investing in passenger rail service is a priority.
Effective Oct. 1, Congress will no longer fund Amtrak routes shorter than 750 miles.
In Indiana, the change affects the Hoosier State, which runs between Indianapolis and Chicago with stops in Lafayette, Rensselaer and Crawfordsville, four days and four nights a week.
“The time has come now when we formally need a partner to expand service,” said Charlie Monte Verde, Amtrak government affairs and corporate communications specialist.
“The time is essentially now if you want to have passenger rail as part of your transportation system.”
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