Wisconsin Secures $218M for Planned Amtrak Extension
Wisconsin secured more than $218 million in federal funding to design and build the Hiawatha West extension, bringing Amtrak service from Milwaukee to Madison with planned stops in Pewaukee and Watertown. The project is expected to improve freight rail and create jobs, but Wisconsin must still provide its share of construction costs and ongoing operating funds.
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The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates intercity rail service in every contiguous U.S. state except for Wyoming and South Dakota as well as in three Canadian provinces. Amtrak is a portmanteau of the words America and track.
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