$218 million in federal funds secured for Amtrak expansion from Milwaukee to Madison

The project to expand Amtrak’s Hiawatha passenger rail service, currently running between Chicago and Milwaukee, west to Madison has secured more than $218 million in federal funds, according to an announcement today from U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Gov. Tony Evers. The total cost of the Hiawatha West Project is estimated at $272 million. With the [ ]