By Alderman Robert J. Bauman, Urban Milwaukee; May 30, 2018
Today (Wednesday, May 30) the Common Council approved legislation placing the City of Milwaukee on record opposing any reduction of Amtrak’s long-distance passenger train network, any reductions in on-board services and amenities and urging Amtrak and Congress to maintain and expand those services.
Authored by Alderman Robert J. Bauman, Common Council file #180324 applies to all Amtrak services, especially rail service in Wisconsin that includes destinations in Milwaukee, Columbus, Portage, Wisconsin Dells, Tomah, and La Crosse. The Hiawatha service from Milwaukee to Chicago is the sixth busiest Amtrak route outside the Northeast Corridor.
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