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Letter:
Join Q-C Rail coalition
passenger rail efforts
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I've written a letter today to Illinois legislators asking their support regarding the improvement and expansion of passenger rail service in Illinois. It is the hope of the Quad Cities Passenger Rail Coalition and I would think many others, that funds be appropriated through a capital bill with sufficient resources to accomplish what is necessary to bring passenger rail service back to the Quad-Cities. Like most other programs, funding is a large part of what is needed to bring what is now a hope to reality. A number of comments have already been made by area residents and businessmen and women regarding the benefits of the return of this service, the complications of today’s air travel being among them. This is not to take away from the fine service provided by our Quad City International Airport. If you're not in a great hurry however, I feel rail service could be a pleasant and even rewarding alternative. I would hope if you feel as I, that you consider joining the Rail Coalition, write to your legislators, or do anything you can to bring this project to fruition. It will be of great benefit to the Quad Cities metro area.
Carl W. Becker, Quad Cities Passenger Rail Coalition
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Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year.
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1888 -- 125 years ago: Last night's prayer meeting at Central Presbyterian Church wascalled off due to water in the basement, residue of last week's flood.
1913 -- 100 years ago: The junior class of Rock Island High School will hold a riverexcursion on the steamer St. Paul next Tuesday.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The 75th Anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal today finds thenation's largest ordinance manufacturing plant filling many important orders for the army.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Miss Patrice Daly, Rock Island, a senior at Rock Island HighSchool, won second place in the recent state public speaking contest held in Peoria underthe auspices of the Knights of Pythias.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Hampton's sesquicentennial committee and the Hampton HistoricalSociety have scheduled a full slate of activities, which will be held throughout the year, to celebrate the village's 150th birthday. The first celebration will be the Memorial Dayprogram at 10 a.m. May 30, at the Brettun and Black Store Museum on River Road. Therewill be a sesquicentennial display.
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