Milwaukee Seeks $20 Million grant to incorporate Amtrak station into downtown event venues more.

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CMStPnP

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Milwaukee Seeks $20 Million grant to incorporate Amtrak station into downtown event venues more.

Posted by CMStPnP on Saturday, April 30, 2016 11:50 AM

Nice for Amtrak passengers if they get the money.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/milwaukee-seeks-20-million-grant-for-streetcar-extension-b99715925z1-377616791.html

CMStPnP

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Posted by CMStPnP on Saturday, July 9, 2016 4:25 PM

According to Trains Newswire Milwaukee approved the $20 million and this extension will become reality.

schlimm

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Posted by schlimm on Monday, July 11, 2016 4:34 PM

Let's hope they don't screw things up the way Atlanta did their streetcar, so far at least.

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CMStPnP

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Posted by CMStPnP on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 5:20 PM

schlimm

Let's hope they don't screw things up the way Atlanta did their streetcar, so far at least.

I think with each step they take they are slowly building ridership on Chicago- Milwaukee Amtrak Corridor. I wish they would promote more rail charters and package trips to Milwaukee and Wisconsin Dells. Two big missed opportunities. Wisconsin Dells would even make sense in Winter with it's Cross Country ski trails.