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Local tourism officials and downtown businesses are bracing for a negative impact from Amtrak's decision to suspend partial passenger rail service between Galesburg and Chicago. Amtrak announced earlier this week it was suspending two morning trains leaving and arriving in Galesburg. Starting immediately, Amtrak trains 380 leaving Galesburg at 7:37 a.m. and 381 leaving Chicago at 7:35 a.m. are canceled until mid January. The two lines have been replaced with chartered buses as alternate transportation through Jan. 16. Amtrak spokesperson Marc Magliari said the temporary suspension is due to staffing issues. Randy Newcomb, executive director of the Galesburg Tourism & Visitors Bureau, tells WGIL, "It's going to be a struggle for us over the holidays. It's unfortunate timing, but it's out of our control. We just have to do whatever we can to offset some of the effects." Galesburg officials had no warning of Amtrak decision Newcomb said his office had n

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