Amtrak Midwest Maintenance Facility

At a glance

• What: Resolution R2026-0028877, presented by Lee and 34 co-sponsors, expresses opposition to Amtrak's proposal to build a Midwest Maintenance Facility at the Union Pacific Canal Street Yard. It calls on the Committee on Transportation and Public Way (chair Mitchell) to hold a subject matter hearing on site selection, alternatives, the federal environmental review and effects on nearby communities and shared rail operations, and asks Amtrak to pause the project until environmental determinations and supporting studies are public.
• Status: Referred to committee September 23, 2026; no hearing is recorded in the journals read.

Sources

• City Council journal, September 23, 2026, Volume II: https://chicityclerk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public-1/reports/2026_09_23%20Journal%20of%20the%20Proceedings%20Vol.%20II.pdf
• Journal page 50501.

Log

2026-09-23 - City Council

Introduced and referred.