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A small crowed gathered to hear State Representative Francis Kohberg speak. He was in town help celebrate Concord Station on the Register of Historic Places.

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For Immediate Release

President and CEO Carl Walther announced today that the Augsburg and Concord Railroad will return to service after negotiations with Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services. The railroad was scheduled for abandonment by the G&W.

Investors, who wanted to keep the rail service alive, raised the capital necessary for the purchase, with help from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

The railroad logo is strikingly similar to the ...