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MARK Rail plan would require major upgrades along Milwaukee-Chicago route
Revival of the Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha passenger rail line will need an extensive list of projects, including new tracks and stations, additional traffic control devices and signals and a host of bridge improvements.
Cudahy joins line of Milwaukee-Chicago passenger rail plan supporters
Cudahy was the latest city to join an initiative to build a lakefront passenger rail line from Milwaukee to Chicago.
Wisconsin cities advance passenger rail plan to Chicago
Southeast Wisconsin leaders will hold the first MARK Commission meeting to advance a Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha passenger rail link connecting to Chicago.
(UPDATED) Milwaukee rail yard project receiving $73M in grant funding
The $72.8 million will support a rail yard project to boost freight capacity and increase passenger rail trips.
Local leaders praise federal funding for Wisconsin passenger rail studies
The passenger rail studies would extend the Amtrak Hiawatha service to Green Bay and add stops between western Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Feds send Wisconsin $2.5M to aid passenger rail expansion
The federal government picked five routes between Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota for potential passenger rail development.
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.
Twin Cities to Eau Claire rail line off the table
A commission tasked with studying alternatives to reducing traffic congestion along the busy Interstate 94 corridor has eliminated a proposed commuter rail line from the Twin Cities to Eau Claire, Wis.
Plenty of potholes for Gateway Corridor
By Bill Clements Dolan Media Minneapolis — To Lake Elmo, Minn., Mayor Dean Johnston, the reason for doing long-term planning for a new transit corridor from Minneapolis to Eau Claire, […]
Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee rail runs out of track (UPDATE)
By James Briggs Another Wisconsin rail proposal is dead, forcing millions of dollars to return to various senders as a public transit board begins to dissolve. The Southeastern Regional Transit […]
Twin Cities suburbs to study mass transit links to Wisconsin
By Kevin Featherly Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — Looking to get their share of transit money, leaders from eastern Twin Cities suburbs are planning a $1.4 million, 18-month study to […]
November referendum may loom for commuter rail
By Tony Anderson Special to The Daily Reporter A Dane County supervisor opposed to the cost of commuter rail wants to put the project to a countywide vote this fall. […]
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)