Amtrak expands project that allows pets on trains

Published August 5, 2014 9:31am ET



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.

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