Dubuque Intermodal Transportation Center

The Dubuque Intermodal Transportation Center (DITC) is a passenger transit hub located in Dubuque, Iowa, that serves as the new transfer center for Dubuque's bus system, between Jule buses and intercity buses serving Dubuque, and as a transfer point between other modes of land transportation.[1] It is eventually hoped that the center will serve as the terminus for a new Chicago–Rockford–Dubuque Amtrak route that was expected to begin operation in late 2014 or early 2015,[2] but was placed on indefinite hold due to lack of funding from the State of Illinois. The city of Dubuque has received an $8 million FTA state of good repair grant in addition to grants from several area institutions to go towards phase 1 of the center's construction. Phase 2 was planned to be funded by a TIGER V grant.[3] That grant application failed, but alternative funding came from several other sources. On April 10, 2014, a new proposal for Amtrak service to terminate in Rockford was announced following the inability of the state of Illinois to reach a deal with the Canadian National Railway for use of their tracks. Due to the new proposal, the train station component of the center is on hold until a deal can be reached with the CN.[4] The city of Dubuque broke ground on the rest of the DITC project in May 2014.[5] The center, except for the train station portion, opened on August 17, 2015.[6] A new transportation bill was passed by the state legislature in July 2019, supported by Governor J.B. Pritzker, with $275 million appropriated to begin the service.[7]

The Black Hawk at Dubuque in 1981
Dubuque Intermodal Transportation Center
The Dubuque Intermodal Transportation Center in 2021
General information
Location950 Elm Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Coordinates42°30′20″N 90°39′44″W
Owned byCity of Dubuque
Line(s)Canadian National Railway
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 17, 2015 (Train station portion on hold.)
Future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Terminus Black Hawk Galena
toward Chicago

See also

References
  1. "TIGER IV Grant for DITC". Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  2. "Amtrak route for area on target for late 2014, early 2015". May 18, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  3. "TIGER V Grant Application". Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  4. Sweeny, Chuck; Guerrero, Isaac (April 10, 2014). "Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's Amtrak plan stops short of Freeport for now". The Journal Standard. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  5. "Dubuque Breaks Ground on Transportation Hub". KCRG TV-9. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  6. "City buses begin service at Dubuque's Intermodal Transportation Facility". Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  7. "Rail group celebrates 'big win' for Amtrak line from QC to Chicago". WQAD.com. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2019-12-13.


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