Locomotive Commotion

conference to examine future of rail in region

The West Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition has been laying the tracks to revive passenger rail service from Eau Claire to the Twin Cities for decades, and now, Leadership Eau Claire is helping them pick up speed by organizing a conference to discuss the future of rail travel. “Get on Board: Future of Passenger Rail in Western Wisconsin” will take place 7:30am-noon on Thursday, April 26. The conference is open to anyone who supports or has questions about instituting passenger rail in the region...

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Ken Notes: I served on the Thompson Rail Advisory Commission and strongly support upgraded rail in Wisconsin. Since the current administration has some "history", I suggest we focus on the infrastructure not the passenger service. For the record, and the admin can stop reading now, if we get the track right between Chicago and MSP passenger rail will follow and our potential product distribution network will improve exponentially. It is all about the track...