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Hometown Focus - April 2, 2021


The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) are seeking public input on proposed intercity passenger rail service improvements for the Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago corridor. “Increasing capacity and reliability on the Twin Cities- Milwaukee-Chicago passenger train route will create economic growth in corridor communities while providing a safe and reliable transportation alternative and benefitting local freight system,” said Mn- DOT Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher. “Passenger rail service is also essential to an equitable transportation system–increasing access to jobs, colleges and communities along this critical Minnesota corridor.”


Wisconsin Public Radio - March 31, 2021


A proposal to add a second daily round-trip passenger train from the Twin Cities to Chicago, by way of Milwaukee and La Crosse, is still on track. Construction for the Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago (TCMC) Intercity Passenger Rail Service project could begin in 2022, with service starting in 2024. The project is being led by Wisconsin and Minnesota departments of transportation.


Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - March 31, 2021


A second daily round-trip passenger train on the Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago rail corridor could be added in the coming years, and members of the public have an April 9 deadline to weigh in. Milwaukee Ald. Robert Bauman, who sponsored a resolution expressing the city's support for the project, said the additional trip would be "a very nice improvement."


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