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Mar 9, 2026

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.

Mar 3, 2026

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.

Dec 3, 2025

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.

Apr 23, 2024

Racine takes steps to revive KRM commuter line

Racine made the first steps to study commuter rail between Kenosha and Milwaukee again, reviving the train conversation after more than a decade.

Jul 25, 2011

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 […]

May 10, 2011

View from around the state: Boneheaded move on transit

In a recent lamentable vote, state Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, led the state’s Joint Finance Committee to vote 12-4 along party lines to do away with recently authorized regional transit […]

May 3, 2011

Budget panel eliminates RTAs around state

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature’s budget-writing committee has wiped out four regional transit authorities around the state. The last state budget allowed for the creation of so-called RTAs in […]

Dec 20, 2010

Kenosha finds own route to rail station improvements

By Marie Rohde The renovation of Kenosha‘s train station, the last stop on the Chicago Metra line and what commuter train planners want to be a part of a new […]

Aug 6, 2010

Editorial cartoon

Aug 3, 2010

It’s Chicago versus Wisconsin: Rail projects vie for federal money

By Justin Kern Special to The Daily Reporter Two potential rail partners are competing for the same pool of federal money for projects in Wisconsin and Illinois. In Wisconsin, the […]

Jun 21, 2010

Lawmakers oppose KRM commuter rail application

Two Wisconsin lawmakers are joining the fight to delay preliminary engineering work for the Kenosha–Racine–Milwaukee commuter rail project. State Reps. Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, and Robin Vos, R-Racine, sent a letter […]

Jun 17, 2010

Commuter rail dispute threatens project engineering

By Sean Ryan Local supporters of the Kenosha–Racine–Milwaukee commuter rail project are divided as Milwaukee County officials try to delay project engineering. The Southeast Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority within a […]