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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will get a $2.7 million federal grant for infrastructure upgrades on 2 miles of track near the Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
Read More »2nd rail line through Wisconsin gaining steam
A second conventional-speed train between St. Paul, Minn., and Chicago could be up and running by 2020, Minnesota officials say.
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Read More »Public hearing set in Indiana on proposed $8B rail line
A federal agency is planning a public hearing next week on a proposed $8 billion, 278-mile rail line from Indiana to Wisconsin aimed at relieving Chicago-area freight congestion.
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Read More »Twin Cities-Chicago high-speed rail gets funding boost
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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Read More »State to pay $9.75M in settlement over rail project (UPDATE)
The state of Wisconsin will pay a Spanish manufacturer nearly $10 million for two trains it built that were never used after Republican Gov. Scott Walker abandoned a rail project.
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Read More »Officials mull transit options to connect public with jobs
To make sure southeastern Wisconsin remains a strong economic competitor, business and political leaders are expanding bus routes and turning to other forms of public transportation in their latest attempts to ensure residents have little trouble getting to and from jobs.
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Read More »Claims Board derails railroad’s push for compensation (UPDATE)
No written contract means no compensation for high-speed rail work a company did for a project that was abandoned, according to a state Claims Board decision released Tuesday.
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Read More »Attorney makes case for high-speed rail compensation (UPDATE)
A Canadian Pacific Railway attorney tried Tuesday to persuade the state Claims Board to hand the railroad more than half a million dollars for helping develop a high-speed rail plan before Gov. Scott Walker killed the project.
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Read More »Canadian Pacific taking high-speed rail claim to state (UPDATE)
Half a year after the rejection of a train company’s claim related to Gov. Scott Walker’s scotching of a high-speed railway to be built between Milwaukee and Madison, a railway is seeking compensation related to the same project.
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Read More »Drivers experiencing more delays due to trains
More rail traffic in Wisconsin is leading to more blocked railroad crossings, a trend affecting drivers across the state.
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