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[QUOTE]Originally posted by CG96: [QB] I concur regarding the need for a KC - Twin Cities train. Also, a Omaha - St. Paul train. Of course, the first thing that I would do if I could get Amtrak the funding would to have two trains per day over the existing routes, separated by, say 8, or 12 hours. Two EB and Two WB trains per route each day. While the direct costs would increase, there would be more passenger traffic to offset these. The 3x/week trains would also become daily, too. Re route the Empire Builder's route to swing through Madison, WI. This would require some considerable funding, though. WI DOT estimates US $ 50 million just to fix the tracks between Portage and Mad Town from Class 2-3 to Class 4 (59 mph speed limit). Several million $$ more to fix up the track between Madison and Milwaukee, though much of that is already class 3. There is the option of using the current WSOR (ex-MILW) line via Whitewater and Milton, WI to get from Mad Town to Milw. I think it has been upgraded and improved by the State of WI to FRA Class 3 specs. That line was part of the first line built between those two municipalities. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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