Some interesting comments this week to Amtrak employes by the railroad's President appear below. Do his remarks signal that Illinois and Iowa may be getting...
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ACTION SUGGESTED: After reading the enclosed column in Monday's Capital Times of Madison, written by the newspaper's editor, consider emailing a letter to the...
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Action Suggested: After reading the following column in Monday’s Capital Times about prospects for more trains in Wisconsin and the U.S. (ignore the ...
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ACTION REQUESTED: Please contact U.S. Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold and ask each to promptly sign on as co-sponsors of S. 294, the Passenger Rail...
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WisARP's Mark Weitenbeck has taken an early look at what the currently-declared candidates for President in 2008 are saying, if anything, about passenger rail...
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Minnesota Public Radio this week took a look at public interest in the Empire Builder, Amtrak in general, and efforts in this year’s State Legislature to get...
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The news from Illinois about useage of the additional trains keeps getting better. Here's a report from Saturday in the Journal Gazette/Times Courier serving ...
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Apr 9, 2007 6:33 am
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FYI, here's the current text of the response Sen. Russell Feingold is sending to those who contact him in support of federal funding of Amtrak's budget...
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Apr 9, 2007 5:51 pm
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A high priority for ProRail and the Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers is getting a second daily train between Chicago and the Twin Cites through...
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Apr 11, 2007 5:39 am
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The following story looks at Amtrak's Downeaster route serving Boston-Portland (Maine), its popularity and financial structure, possible further expansion in...
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ACTION SUGGESTED: Check out the Web site of the States for Passenger Rail Coalition at http://www.s4prc.org/ and then bookmark it for future reference. ******...
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Apr 13, 2007 11:51 pm
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Democratic Presidential candidate and U.S. Senator from Illinois Barack Obama has signed on as a co-sponsor of S. 294, the Passenger Rail Investment and...
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Apr 14, 2007 12:30 am
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Here's the latest on at least some improvements in Amtrak on-time performance on two host private railroads , taken from a letter by Amtrak's CEO to employes. ...
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Here's a Tuesday news release from the National Association of Railroad Passengers which was distributed to news publications nationwide. You may wish to...
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Apr 18, 2007 6:51 am
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The importance of continued Amtrak service improvements to the economic growth of southeastern Wisconsin is addressed by a columnist at MidwestBusiness.com who...
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Rail passengers just south of us offer evidence that if you provide the trains people will use them. A key quote from Quincy's mayor in the following article:...
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Apr 20, 2007 2:44 am
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From Friday's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: ****** Chicago -- If Chicago lands the 2016 Olympic Games, Amtrak could justify expanding service to run hourly...
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Published: April 25, 2007 Speed on the minds of Amtrak supporters By Thomas V. Bona ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR ROCKFORD — Jo Ann Jenkins was in favor of the...
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Amtrak bill clears Senate committee By RAJU CHEBIUM Gannett News Service WASHINGTON - Amtrak legislation sponsored by Sen. Frank Lautenberg won unanimous...
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Sunday's Minneapolis Star-Tribune included this editorial on prospects for Twin Cities-Duluth train service. While largely favorable, it concludes only that...
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May 1, 2007 4:07 am
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ProRail's next general meeting will be held Saturday, May 19, from 9:30-11 a.m. at Monona Terrace, to discuss this topic: "Ten Reasons Why Madison Should Do...
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The Empire Builder continues to lead all long-distance Amtrak trains in ridership and in February was also first in on-time performance, according to the...
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Interest continues to build in Illinois and now in Iowa for more passenger train service, in this case directly with Chicago. Note the Web site link set up by...
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May 14, 2007 4:32 pm
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(The following announcement was issued by Amtrak Tuesday.) Ridership Surges as Amtrak Celebrates National Transportation Week Passenger Rail Enjoying New...
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May 16, 2007 7:28 am
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In case you're interested in talking with Rep. Tammy Baldwin about passenger rail or related issues, here's information about her upcoming Listening Sessions. ...
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May 22, 2007 7:24 am
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The following Action Alert has been sent out today by the Midwest High Speed Rail Association. ****** URGENT: Act NOW on KRM Commuter Rail Your e-mail, call,...
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Riding the rails: Ridership on Amtrak's Milwaukee-to-Chicago Hiawatha line edged up about 1% each in March and April, compared with the same months last year,...
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The following is from today's Detroit News. By Andy Henion LANSING -- Amtrak's popular Pontiac-to-Chicago line could be one of the first routes to see...
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May 24, 2007 6:36 pm
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Here’s an interchange between U.S. Rep. James Sensenbrenner and a constituent about pending legislation creating a Midwest Regional Rail System. WisARP...
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Alderman Robert Bauman, who represents Milwaukee Fourth District, wrote the following analysis of one transit plan for Milwaukee that bypasses the Amtrak...
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