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The signal system in that area is fairly modern and very complex. Repairing a railroad signal and communications system that has been hit by lightning and exposed to fire is not the same as repairing an automotive traffic light system after an accident. Just to give you an idea, the...

According to someone on Train Orders, things are happening in Chicago: http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,3543711

A signal compliance check. Used to see if the crew responds properly to a restricting signal. They set the signal to stop (or stop and proceed) and observe the train and crew. FRA gets in on the act also.

It has been suggested that we need a rail passenger bill of rights, I agree. To start the ball rolling I wrote this to Amtrak via Email: I have a trip scheduled that I already paid for. Your service in to Chicago from the east is a wreck and you have not informed passengers what terrible delays...