Manufacturing company Balcan Innovations has received a $400,000 Transportation Economic Assistance grant to build a rail spur in Pleasant Prairie.
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Plan would restore rail service to big swath of Midwest
Proponents of expanding passenger rail service through Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas hope an anticipated influx of federal infrastructure funding will get the the long-discussed route off the ground.
Read More »Canadian National plans to invest $100M in Wisconsin rail infrastructure 
Railroad operator Canadian National said Friday that it plans to invest $100 million in Wisconsin rail infrastructure this year.
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Read More »WisDOT gets federal grant for signal upgrades at Milwaukee rail hub 
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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