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Madison secures funds to Bring Back passenger rail service
By Local Madison news desk
The City of Madison has secured $218 million in federal funds to expand Amtrak's Hiawatha West project, a step toward returning passenger rail service to the city.
The funds will help connect Madison to Milwaukee with stops in Pewaukee and Watertown, and eventually to Chicago and beyond.
The city encourages residents to contact their state lawmaker to share their thoughts on the project, which requires a state commitment to fund its share of the design and construction costs.
This brief was written automatically from an official City of Madison announcement. Read the original announcement.
Original announcement: City of Madison ↗