Results tagged with 'amtrak'

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Nationwide high speed rail map has Milwaukee as key stop

Published Feb. 7, 2013

There's a nationwide rail map that's making the rounds and Milwaukee's a key stop on this vision for high speed rail in the United States.

Milwaukee, through the eyes of an Italian journalist

Published July 23, 2012

Although he's published books in the U.S. and has spent a lot of time here, Beppe Severgnini isn't a household name on our shores. He is, however, a journalism superstar in Italy. Recently, Severgnini stepped off the Amtrak in Milwaukee and had a look around.

The Sports Bag: Traveling deep into the heart of Bears country

Published Sept. 28, 2011

I was on the train with the Green Bay faithful on the way to Soldier Field last Sunday. Somehow, I didn't know if it was possible to be on the 90-minute train ride with the opposition.

Barrett "disappointed" in feds' denial of Hiawatha upgrade funds

Published May 9, 2011

Mayor Tom Barrett expressed his disappointment Monday over the federal government's decision to deny Wisconsin's request for $150 million to upgrade the Amtrak Hiawatha line between Milwaukee and Chicago. The money would have been used for new equipment, including cars and locomotives, and a new maintenance base for the line, which had a record ridership of 28.7 million in the fiscal year that ended last October.