An Amtrak Hiawatha train, after pulling into Chicago's Union Station on June 26, 2023. ... But Amtrak, with the help of taxpayers, has kept passenger rail alive in Milwaukee.

“The Hiawatha Service offers seven round trips weekdays between Milwaukee and Chicago and is one of the most popular passenger train routes in the country,” Craig Thompson, WisDOT secretary ...

The rail agency began running the Hiawatha line without bus substitution on Friday after redeploying passenger railcars from elsewhere in its network. Amtrak restores full Hiawatha train service ...

Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary-designee Craig Thompson said he believes Wisconsin can make enough rail improvements on its own to allow the Amtrak Hiawatha passenger service ...

Gov. Tony Evers recommended increasing the financial assistance budget for improved passenger rail service between Milwaukee and Chicago by $45 million. The Amtrak Hiawatha Service saw an increase ...

Leaders in Green Bay, Eau Claire County and Madison lauded an announcement that $2.5 million in federal funding will be used to study five potential passenger rail routes across the state.