Wisconsin: Fast engines coming to Hiawatha line hit with speed limit

By Steve Chamraz, WTMJ-TV Milwaukee NBC 4; October 3, 2017

MILWAUKEE – High-speed locomotives set to debut on the Amtrak route between Milwaukee and Chicago will be hit with a speed limit of 79 on their run between the two cities.

The Hiawatha route between Milwaukee and Chicago is the busiest passenger route in the Midwest. It will get two of 33 new locomotives purchased by Amtrak with $216 million in federal funds.

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