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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The National Railroad Passenger Corporation
3 (Amtrak) is considering closing its Reservation Sales Call
4 Center located in downtown Chicago and has initiated a search
5 to open a new Center in a different state; and
6 WHEREAS, The Chicago Reservation Sales Call Center
7 employs nearly 400 Illinois citizens who have been an asset,
8 professionally and economically, to our State; and
9 WHEREAS, These experienced and well-trained citizens
10 working in the Call Center play a valuable role in the
11 efficient functioning and long-term success of Amtrak; and
12 WHEREAS, The Chicago area is a major national
13 transportation hub and an historic hub of rail passenger
14 service and moving the functions of the Call Center to
15 another state might ultimately lead to a reduced level of
16 rail passenger service for the State of Illinois; and
17 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has invested significantly
18 in the continuation and improvement of Amtrak-operated rail
19 passenger service within and through our State; therefore, be
20 it
21 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
23 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the President of
24 Amtrak and its Directors to maintain the important
25 Reservation Sales Call Center in Illinois and to diligently
26 explore all options toward that goal; and be it further
27 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
28 forwarded to the President of Amtrak, to the Mayor of the
29 City of Chicago, and to the members of the Illinois
30 congressional delegation.