Illinois Blocking Amtrak Expansion to Wisconsin

By Jeramey Jannene, Urban Milwaukee; September 12, 2018

Despite the fact that rush hour trains on the Amtrak Hiawatha Service are regularly running at capacity, the Illinois Department of Transportation is pushing the pause button on a plan to expand service in the congested corridor.

The train, which runs between Milwaukee and Chicago with stops at General Mitchell International Airport, Sturtevant and Glenview, is the busiest passenger train line in the Midwest and one of the 10 busiest routes in the Amtrak system.

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