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[KevinKorell]

WMTV-TV, NBC-15 in Madison, WI, 11/28/22:

 

 

    Madison Amtrak project chugs along, city seeks public input  

 

In a goal to bring Amtrak to Madison, a city official says “momentum” is building.

 

Six sites around the city have a shot at becoming Madison’s pick for a potential new train station.

 

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[KevinKorell]

madison.com  11/30/22:
 

 

  Amtrak hopes roll along: Madison unveils options for future passenger rail station     

 

 

Madison has identified six sites for a potential Amtrak station, a new sign that hopes to bring passenger rail to the city are rekindling as the federal government pours billions into the country’s infrastructure.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Isthmus, 12/2/22:

 

 

   Next stop: Madison  

 

 

It’s been more than a decade since plans to bring high-speed rail to Madison were quashed by then Gov. Scott Walker. But there is new hope that the city might finally get added to the Midwest’s railroad network — this time, for passenger rail.

 

Full story

[KevinKorell]

WISC-TV, Channel 3 in Madison, WI (Channel 3000), 12/7/22:

 

 

  ‘Yes, it’s going to happen’: City of Madison gets wheels rolling on identifying potential Amtrak station location    

 

 

Residents of Madison started signaling where they would like to see an Amtrak station potentially set up shop, as the city held a kickoff meeting for the passenger rail station study Wednesday.

 

Here is that story.

[KevinKorell]

Letter to the Editor in Wisconsin State Journal,  12/24/22:
 

 

   Airport can help run train station -- Bruce McClellin 

 

 

Once again state GOP lawmakers are organizing to block Amtrak train service on a route from Chicago to Madison and eventually onward to the Twin Cities.

 

Letter

[KevinKorell]

Letter to the Editor or Wisconsin State Journal, via madison.com  1/15/23:
 

  Don't let Amtrak be a white elephant -- Bill Walters      

 
 
Over the last several months there's been a lot of excitement over the possibility of Amtrak rail service coming to Madison. So far, the overwhelming commentary is on location, location and location. Very little discussion is about marketing and demand for rail service.

 
 
Letter
 
Cross-posted in Amtrak forum Madison service thread, and in Madison stations thread.

[KevinKorell]

Wisconsin State Journal, 1/14/24:
 

 

   Madison pinpoints 8 sites for Amtrak station, drops airport and UW from consideration   

 

 

With efforts to bring passenger rail service to Madison once again gaining momentum, the city has identified eight potential sites for a rail station, located along three corridors Downtown, near the coming Madison Public Market and by the former Oscar Mayer plant.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Wisconsin State Journal, 4/2/24:
 

 

       City to hold informational meeting on potential passenger rail station sites

 

 

Passenger rail service to Madison may be chugging slowly closer to reality.

 

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