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Milwaukee airport Amtrak project cost doubled since groundbreaking
The Milwaukee Airport Railroad Station expansion near Mitchell International Airport now costs $23.5 million, doubling since its 2017 estimate.
Milwaukee to Madison train line to cost $200M with state help
A planned Milwaukee-Madison passenger rail service would cost more than $200 million to build, with Wisconsin taxpayers providing a share of that amount and an annual operating subsidy.
Closest date for Amtrak station in Madison is 2032
A new push to bring an Amtrak station to Madison has returned despite passenger rail’s fraught history in the state. Even if the new plans come to fruition, it would be years before anyone could board a passenger train in the state’s capital.
Amtrak’s Borealis line awarded $38.6 million to cover operating costs
The grant will cover operating costs for the first six years of the Borealis line, which has eight stops in Wisconsin.
Amtrak Borealis route extends service between St. Paul, Milwaukee and Chicago
Amtrak Borealis trains will visit stations in La Crosse, Tomah, Wisconsin Dells, Portage, Columbus, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport and Sturtevant.
Biden administration announces $1.4B to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states, including Wisconsin
The Biden administration announced Monday that it has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost capacity, with much of the money coming from the 2021 infrastructure law.
Zenith Tech awarded $17.2M contract for new platform, pedestrian bridge at Milwaukee airport Amtrak station
The project is part of a WisDOT plan to build infrastructure for more Hiawatha trains and reduce conflicts with elongated freight trains
WisDOT releases plans to extend Hiawatha rail line to Green Bay, connections between Milwaukee and Madison
WisDOT's plans to extend rail service from Milwaukee to Madison and Green Bay could increase ridership exponentially over decades, transportation officials said.
Fox Valley, Green Bay leaders push for Amtrak line to Milwaukee
Leaders of Green Bay and Fox Valley cities advocated for extending Amtrak services to their region as federal infrastructure law promises $66 billion in railroad funding.
State urged safety up improvements for site of fatal Amtrak wreck
A Missouri Department of Transportation plan released this year cited a need to improve safety at the rail crossing where an Amtrak train and a dump truck collided, resulting in the deaths of two passengers and the truck driver.
Engineers look for cause in deadly Amtrak derailment
Federal investigators examined overturned rail cars and a stretch of tracks Monday as they worked to figure out why an Amtrak train derailed in rural Montana over the weekend, killing three people.
Amtrak plan to replace dozens of trains: cost $7.3B
Amtrak plans to spend $7.3 billion to replace 83 passenger trains, some nearly a half-century old, though much of the money must still be approved by Congress.
Today’s News
- $24M mixed-use development breaks ground
- Supervisor calls for referendum on Milwaukee County Courthouse revamp
- $19M mixed-use project tackles city’s biggest issues
- US existing home sales unexpectedly fall in June
- Milwaukee Water Street nightlife locations for sale
- Milwaukee mayor favors improving I-794 freeway over removal
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 13, 2026
- 200-unit apartment project wins 2nd city endorsement
- ON THE LEVEL: Josh Brown takes the torch at Bliffert Lumber
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Tom’s Drive In nears completion in Fond du Lac
- Computing facility dropped from Midtown Center redevelopment in Milwaukee
- Delayed Bay View development reaches Milwaukee Common Council
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)