Rail funding clears path for Justin Ishbia’s South Loop plans

Amtrak’s funding boost paves way for White Sox chairman-in-waiting Justin Ishbia’s South Loop vision – Chicago Sun-Times

More than $600 million in federal funding announced Friday could open up a 47-acre parcel that Ishbia has considered for a potential Sox stadium, sources said.

Influx of funding means new Amtrak trains, updates for aged rail bridges, repair shops in region

Updated Amtrak trains are coming to Midwest lines including the Illini/Saluki between Chicago and Carbondale.

Amtrak's funding boost paves way for White Sox chairman-in-waiting Justin Ishbia's South Loop vision

More than $600 million in federal grants announced Friday will help Amtrak relocate its Chicago maintenance facility from the South Loop to Bridgeport, paving the way for a new mega-development backed by potential White Sox chairman-in-waiting Justin Ishbia that could eventually grow to include a new stadium.Amtrak is putting most of its newly awarded Federal Railroad Administration funding toward a new Midwest Maintenance Facility at the curren…

Rail funding clears path for Justin Ishbia’s South Loop plans

The funding is key to opening up a massive tract of land near where Ishbia plans to combine the 47-acre Amtrak rail yard with a 20-acre BNSF-owned yard for a megadevelopment.

Amtrak’s funding boost paves way for White Sox chairman-in-waiting Justin Ishbia’s South Loop vision

More than $600 million in federal grants announced Friday will help Amtrak relocate its Chicago maintenance facility from the South Loop to Bridgeport, paving the way for a new mega-development backed by potential White Sox chairman-in-waiting Justin Ishbia that could eventually grow to include a new stadium. Amtrak is putting most of its newly awarded Federal Railroad Administration funding toward a new Midwest Maintenance Facility at the curre…

Following up: First domino in Justin Ishbia’s South Loop plan tips

Today, Amtrak announced it has been awarded two grants from the Federal Railroad Administration. These grants will fund the construction of a new maintenance facility along Canal Street in the Bridgeport neighborhood. As Sox Machine reported in May, this facility is the first step in vacating the 14th Street rail yard in hopes of new…