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The "track" paralleling US 18/151 to Dodgeville is a bike trail and has been so for many years. The track to the north is the most direct route to take to where the train is heading. If you chose the US 14/12 route or anything else, you may as well just take the time to back into the Madison...

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/41608122.html State officials are seeking federal stimulus money to pay the full $519 million cost of a proposed 110-mph Milwaukee-to-Madison passenger train line, not just part of it, Gov. Jim Doyle says. If the grant is approved, trains could be...

Check out page 10 of the MWRRI report to see where I got my assumption of the Hiawatha being extended. (17 trains CHI-MKE, then 7 of those to GRB and 10 of those to MAD) The MKE-MAD corridor has had an Environmental Assessment and FONSI, so it is just waiting for money. It appears as though...

I think the issue is squeezing the extra runs in between the other trains using the track. While I would be thrilled to have bi-level cars and hopefully a cafe car, my order of preference would be this: - More frequencies. At least double what we have now, which is every two hours or so. We...

Yes. Spent a day in NYC basically just riding the subway. (We did stop at Coney Island though) Spent a handful of Saturdays riding different Metra lines in Chicago for the $5 weekend pass. The main goal was to simply ride the trains and see the scenery and towns.

From Milwaukee, the train would go through Watertown, Marshall, and Sun Prairie to get into Madison. Then exiting Madison to go to MSP, it would go north on the tracks on the west side of the airport, then through DeForest and on to Portage where I presume it'll continue on the Empire Builder's...

Here's a link to the environmental assement from a few years ago: http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/d1/hsrail/environ.htm $176 million in 2000 dollars to upgrade the route to 110 mph and add stations. That includes a Madison station, because there is no station or platforms currently. My...

Which one of these things is not like the others? :)

It is really more about when the train departs Chicago than when it arrives in DC. Chicago is the main central hub connecting western and eastern trains. The western trains arrive in the afternoon, so then the eastern trains all depart in the evening so the connection can be made. And an...

Why not daily for the Sunshine State? The consensus on this board seems to be that anything less than daily results in difficulties. Why single-level equipment for the Sunshine State and Gulf Wind? Why the discouragment of people using the Southerner for NOL-ATL trips? Presumably the...

My wife and I took the CONO last summer, and it was also our first experience in a sleeper. (roomette 4 both ways) I have a few recommendations. - If noise bothers you during sleep, bring earplugs because your car is very close to the engine. My consist was Engine, Engine, Transition dorm...

A friend of mine is taking the Capitol Limited from Chicago to DC on January 5. He'll be in a roomette. I have a couple of questions: - Will the CCC still be the diner? - What is the normal CL consist? - What time does the train board (for the 7:05 PM departure) and is dinner served? Any...

Electricity is not neccesarily fossil fuels. Right now in the US we mostly use coal and natural gas, but that doesn't have to continue. And those aren't imported, which is half of the argument against petroleum. (the other half being pollution) In the future, we can get our electricity from...

I'm just thinking about potential rail station placement in Green Bay, and am wondering how long a train parked there would be. According the MWRRI, the Milwaukee to Green Bay service will be an extension of the Hiawatha, so I'm thinking the length of its consist is the place to start. How...

Half-cocked? Geez, look who's talking! As a conservative, I'd like to point out that Kevin's attitude and "knowledge" is not representative. I voted for McCain, but I certainly don't begrudge Obama or any of his supporters the exciting time they'll have on Inauguration Day. In fact, if it...

- Extended Sunset Limited or a new New Orleans to Jacksonville (or Miami) train - Chicago to Florida - Desert Wind & Pioneer (Vegas NEEDS to be served) - Phoenix needs fixing - Extend Heartland Flyer to St Paul via KC and Des Moines. This will allow better circulation out west without...

I don't think it is all of Wisconsin. Mostly I think it is just Waukesha County. Racine and Kenosha counties seem pretty much for the KRM commuter line. Dane County (Madison) likes rail and is pushing for the new Amtrak stop, as well as serious studies for commuter rail. Northeast Wisconsin...

Uh, no. 1) Many companies with unions have regular bidding on jobs. My father-in-law works as a semi-driver for UPS; there are maybe 100 of them based at his hub. UPS has 8-12 hour daily "runs" that are spread throughout the day (no clearly defined 1st, 2nd, 3rd shifts; runs start at...

Tomorrow (Wednesday October 15) I'll be taking the Empire Builder from Milwaukee to Wisconsin Dells. The purpose of the trip is to pick up my car which broke down (fuel pump) there on Sunday. I just bought the coach ticket tonight for $33. Does anyone have any tips for this short ride? I'm...

Here is a thread that talks about that very route. There is a proposal for one, and the thread has a link to an article. It would be a great route to have.