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Partly for environmental reasons, the Zoo has been selling off its two coal-burning iron horses and replacing them with two more diesel-powered ones this year.
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Transportation Secretary Buttigieg talks trains, grain, but not about VP campaign while in MilwaukeeU.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited a federally-supported port facility in Manitowoc on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, he made two stops in Milwaukee that were open to the news media. Buttigieg hailed Biden Administration infrastructure spending but didn't discuss the Democratic ticket.
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The Borealis train has arrived, and rail enthusiasts hope trains to Madison and Green Bay are moving closer.
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A Wisconsin official says the three states involved in the Chicago-Milwaukee-Twin Cities passenger train planning are opting for a cautious approach.
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Club members tell WUWM about model trains and memories.
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The Milwaukee Road was a local railroad company who, like many others at the time, tried to monopolize increased travel to national parks. MPL Special collections librarian Greg Comly explains how they expanded their railroad line and even built a luxury hotel to draw people to the parks out west.
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Madison considers possible train station locations as Amtrak says it may be able to start service.
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Amtrak says ridership is substantially off this year, due to COVID-19. But the passenger rail system says many of its trains are operating, with health…
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Amtrak has started once-a-day roundtrip service on its Hiawatha passenger trains from Milwaukee to Chicago. It says precautions have been taken against…
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The Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers, a railroad passengers group with nearly 700 members, is trying to steer the idea of a second daily…