CHICAGO (AP) -
Amtrak is making it easier for people to take their dogs and cats around
Illinois.
Amtrak and the
Illinois Department of Transportation have announced they are adding the
Chicago-Champaign-Carbondale route of the Illini and Saluki trains to a
pilot project that allows people to bring pets with them.
Small pets have
been allowed on the Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg trains between Chicago
and Quincy since April. The project was set to run through November but
instead it is being expanded and will continue until late April of next
year.
Those wishing to
take pets must make advanced reservations and pay a $25 surcharge. Only
animals weighing 20 pounds or less will be allowed to board and they must be
in carriers.