Federal officials confirmed an Amtrak train was hurtling 50 mph over the speed limit when it careened off an overpass south of Seattle, spilling cars onto the highway below and killing at least three people.

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An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass on Monday south of Seattle and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing at least six people, authorities said. The death toll was expected to rise.

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The project team designing a proposed intercity passenger rail service between St. Paul, Minn., Milwaukee and Chicago have scheduled two informal community meetings to give the public a chance to review project plans.

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While congressional Republicans have said much of President Donald Trump's proposed budget are "dead on arrival" on Capitol Hill, Wisconsin's congressional delegation should keep a fork handy to spear his proposed passenger rail cuts.

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With government officials proposing to spend roughly $150 million to increase the number of trains traveling Amtrak's Hiawatha line between Chicago and Milwaukee, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is asking the public what it thinks about the plans.

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A high-speed passenger rail train between the Twin Cities and Chicago may be a little closer to becoming a reality now that a group of funders, including the Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority, has committed money for an environmental assessment.

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A group of rail enthusiasts called All Aboard Wisconsin is exploring a passenger rail line between Madison and Chicago.

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A bipartisan coalition on the Senate Appropriations Committee moved Thursday to roll back House GOP-backed cuts to Amtrak, transportation projects and affordable housing projects, but pressures elsewhere in the budget may make the funding levels unsustainable as the massive $108 billion spending bill moves ahead.

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Four firms are vying to manage the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s project to replace Milwaukee Intermodal Station’s train shed.

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Train-maker Talgo Inc. filed a nearly $66 million claim against Wisconsin on Thursday, saying the money is owed after Gov. Scott Walker acted in bad faith in deciding to abandon a high-speed rail line connecting Milwaukee and Madison.

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