Rumors that the Amtrak train station in Hammond is closing are not true, according to Amtrak spokesperson Marc Magliari.
The rumors may have surfaced from the Internet, Magliari, who is based out of Amtrak's Chicago office, said Tuesday morning.
The hearsay was enough for Mayor Mayson Foster to contact Amtrak's government affairs director, Todd Stennis, who also dispelled the rumors. Foster learned of the gossip through e-mails.
"He assures me he has had contact with the vice president of operations in Chicago and the city of New Orleans is not scheduled for elimination or change in its current schedule," Foster said.
The Amtrak train station, an historic site in downtown Hammond, is located at 404 N.E. Railroad Ave.
- Reported by Heather Crain
