Wisconsin Rail Enthusiasts, Advocates Keep Pursuing East-West Regional Train

The Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers, a railroad passengers group with nearly 700 members, is trying to steer the idea of a second daily Amtrak train across Wisconsin into reality. Town hall meetings will be held Wednesday and Thursday evenings on the possibility of a shorter, more reliable, Empire Builder. 

Amtrak`s current Empire Builder train runs from Chicago, through Milwaukee, to the Twin Cities, all the way to the West Coast...

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Ken Notes: I would love to see the corridor improved and used for distribution for large manufactured items into the MSP and CHI markets as well as points east and west. This would have huge economic benefits for the state. Additional passenger service would logically follow...