Hiawatha Line

Oct 27, 2016

Transportation officials eye improvements to Hiawatha rail service

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.

Apr 30, 2013

Committee adopts parts of WisDOT deficit plan

The Legislature's budget committee has adopted parts of the state Department of Transportation's plan to close a $63.5 million deficit in the state's roads fund.

Apr 29, 2013

WisDOT proposes delays in light of deficit (UPDATE)

State transportation officials released a new plan Monday to delay reconstruction work on southeastern Wisconsin's freeways and scale back road aid to local governments in hopes of closing a looming deficit in the state's transportation fund.

Feb 4, 2013

Amtrak’s Hiawatha line sets ridership record

For the ninth time in the last 10 years, the Amtrak Hiawatha rail line between Milwaukee and Chicago has set a ridership record.

Dec 8, 2011

Talgo concerned state is riding the brakes on maintenance building

The possibility the state could back off constructing a Milwaukee maintenance building for two Talgo Inc. trains surprised the president and CEO of the company.

Dec 7, 2011

Lawmakers want site study on train facility

Republicans on the state’s budget committee want to study whether a maintenance building for new trains bought in 2009 should be built in Milwaukee or whether they should be maintained out of state.

Dec 1, 2011

WisDOT seeks money for train building

The state Department of Transportation will request $5 million from legislators next week to start preliminary engineering and design for a passenger rail car maintenance building near the Milwaukee Intermodal Station.