By Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio, NPR; March 8, 2019
Gov. Tony Evers included $45 million in his state budget proposal to expand rail service between Milwaukee and Chicago on the busy Amtrak Hiawatha line.
The money would provide funds that could be used to match federal grants to complete the necessary road improvements needed before service could increase from the current seven round trips daily to 10 round trips daily.