Official Website of Midwest High-Speed Rail http://www.connectthemidwest.com Official Website of Midwest High-Speed Rail Connecting the midwest Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:51:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Amtrak’s Hiawatha Service sets new annual ridership record in 2011 http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/amtrak%e2%80%99s-hiawatha-service-sets-new-annual-ridership-record-in-2011/ http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/amtrak%e2%80%99s-hiawatha-service-sets-new-annual-ridership-record-in-2011/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:51:42 +0000 Brian Williamsen http://www.connectthemidwest.com/?p=3422 For the first time in its history, Hiawatha Service ridership surpassed 800,000 in 2011. The year-end…

]]> http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/amtrak%e2%80%99s-hiawatha-service-sets-new-annual-ridership-record-in-2011/feed/ 0 Hiawatha Line Serves Record Ridership http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/hiawatha-line-serves-record-ridership/ http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/hiawatha-line-serves-record-ridership/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:49:01 +0000 Brian Williamsen http://www.connectthemidwest.com/?p=3419 Amtrak’s Hiawatha Service, which runs between Milwaukee and Chicago, reached a new annual ridership level in…

]]> http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/hiawatha-line-serves-record-ridership/feed/ 0 LaHood: Still Our Goal To Connect 80 Percent of Americans to High Speed Rail by 2036 http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/lahood-still-our-goal-to-connect-80-percent-of-americans-to-high-speed-rail-by-2036/ http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/lahood-still-our-goal-to-connect-80-percent-of-americans-to-high-speed-rail-by-2036/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:53:47 +0000 Brian Williamsen http://www.connectthemidwest.com/?p=3416 The U.S. Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, still wants to connect 80 percent of Americans to high…

]]> http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/lahood-still-our-goal-to-connect-80-percent-of-americans-to-high-speed-rail-by-2036/feed/ 0 City council resolution asks Wisconsin DOT to participate in high-speed rail study http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/city-council-resolution-asks-wisconsin-dot-to-participate-in-high-speed-rail-study/ http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/city-council-resolution-asks-wisconsin-dot-to-participate-in-high-speed-rail-study/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:16:50 +0000 Brian Williamsen http://www.connectthemidwest.com/?p=3413 The Eau Claire City Council hopes to get the governor on board with a rail study.

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]]> http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/state-considers-two-sites-for-milwaukee-train-maintenance/feed/ 0 Wisconsin, Minnesota ponder expanding Amtrak service http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/wisconsin-minnesota-ponder-expanding-amtrak-service/ http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/wisconsin-minnesota-ponder-expanding-amtrak-service/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:35:32 +0000 Brian Williamsen http://www.connectthemidwest.com/?p=3409 Wisconsin, Minnesota and Amtrak officials have started talks that could lead to expanding the current passenger…

]]> http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/wisconsin-minnesota-ponder-expanding-amtrak-service/feed/ 0 The wrong question about Amtrak’s profitability http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/the-wrong-question-about-amtraks-profitability/ http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/the-wrong-question-about-amtraks-profitability/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:32:22 +0000 Brian Williamsen http://www.connectthemidwest.com/?p=3407 EARLIER this month, the New York Times‘s “Freakonomics” blog asked a panel of expertswhether Amtrak, America’s government-run passenger…

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]]> http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/official-87m-grant-for-i-c-train-on-track/feed/ 0 Iowa DOT director: No danger of losing $87 million federal grant for Iowa City train http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/iowa-dot-director-no-danger-of-losing-87-million-federal-grant-for-iowa-city-train/ http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/iowa-dot-director-no-danger-of-losing-87-million-federal-grant-for-iowa-city-train/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:30:04 +0000 Brian Williamsen http://www.connectthemidwest.com/?p=3403 Iowa is no danger of losing an $87 million federal grant targeted for establishing Amtrak passenger…

]]> http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/iowa-dot-director-no-danger-of-losing-87-million-federal-grant-for-iowa-city-train/feed/ 0 Illinois kicks off state rail plan development with new website http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/illinois-kicks-off-state-rail-plan-development-with-new-website/ http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/illinois-kicks-off-state-rail-plan-development-with-new-website/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:12:21 +0000 Brian Williamsen http://www.connectthemidwest.com/?p=3399 The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has launched a new website to inform stakeholders and the public on…

]]> http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/illinois-kicks-off-state-rail-plan-development-with-new-website/feed/ 0 Minnesota: High-speed rail to Chicago to likely go through Milwaukee http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/minnesota-high-speed-rail-to-chicago-to-likely-go-through-milwaukee/ http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/minnesota-high-speed-rail-to-chicago-to-likely-go-through-milwaukee/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:10:11 +0000 Brian Williamsen http://www.connectthemidwest.com/?p=3396 If a new high-speed rail line from the Twin Cities to Chicago moves forward, it will…

]]> http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/minnesota-high-speed-rail-to-chicago-to-likely-go-through-milwaukee/feed/ 0 Chicago to St. Louis high-speed rail project nearing completion http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/chicago-to-st-louis-high-speed-rail-project-nearing-completion/ http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/chicago-to-st-louis-high-speed-rail-project-nearing-completion/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:57:28 +0000 Brian Williamsen http://www.connectthemidwest.com/?p=3393 The state of Illinois received $186 million from the Federal Government on Wednesday to help complete…

]]> http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/chicago-to-st-louis-high-speed-rail-project-nearing-completion/feed/ 0 Media Coverage of Illinois High-Speed Rail Funding Announcement http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/media-coverage-of-illinois-high-speed-rail-funding-announcement/ http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/media-coverage-of-illinois-high-speed-rail-funding-announcement/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:39:46 +0000 Brian Williamsen http://www.connectthemidwest.com/?p=3389 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9S2A9V81.htm

http://www.kfvs12.com/story/16445697/illinois-gets-186-million-for-rail-project

http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/9812905-417/186m-to-fund-joliet-to-dwight-high-speed-rail.html

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/environmental-law-and-policy-centers-commends-award-of-more-than-186-million-for-high-speed-rail-in-illinois-from-usdot-2012-01-04

http://mystateline.com/fulltext-news/?nxd_id=311267

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2012/01/05/more-millions-for-high-speed-rail/

http://www.rail.co/2012/01/05/186m-awarded-to-illinois-for-high-speed-rail-project/

http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/294809/3/High-speed-rail-project-receives-money-from-US-Department-of-Transportation

http://mystateline.com/fulltext-news?nxd_id=311037

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2012/01/04/idot-receives-186-million-for.html

http://www.railwayage.com/breaking-news/lahood-grants-illinois-funds-for-hrsr-3847.html

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-il–high-speedrail,0,6199939.story

http://triblocal.com/joliet/2012/01/04/illinois-gets-186-million-for-high-speed-rail/

http://dailyreporter.com/2012/01/04/illinois-gets-186-million-for-high-speed-rail-project/

http://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/x1015658983/LaHood-awards-186-M-to-state-for-rail-project

…]]> http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/media-coverage-of-illinois-high-speed-rail-funding-announcement/feed/ 0 U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Awards $186 Million to Illinois to Expand High-Speed Rail in the Midwest http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/u-s-transportation-secretary-lahood-awards-186-million-to-illinois-to-expand-high-speed-rail-in-the-midwest/ http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/u-s-transportation-secretary-lahood-awards-186-million-to-illinois-to-expand-high-speed-rail-in-the-midwest/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:12:17 +0000 Brian Williamsen http://www.connectthemidwest.com/?p=3383 http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/u-s-transportation-secretary-lahood-awards-186-million-to-illinois-to-expand-high-speed-rail-in-the-midwest/feed/ 0 For High-Speed Rail, Support in the Past From G.O.P. Presidential Hopefuls http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/for-high-speed-rail-support-in-the-past-from-g-o-p-presidential-hopefuls/ http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/for-high-speed-rail-support-in-the-past-from-g-o-p-presidential-hopefuls/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:26:58 +0000 Brian Williamsen http://www.connectthemidwest.com/?p=3379 President Obama’s program to bring bullet trains to the United States has been left on life…

]]> http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/for-high-speed-rail-support-in-the-past-from-g-o-p-presidential-hopefuls/feed/ 0 AUDIO: Top Stories 2011: High-speed rail upgrades http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/audio-top-stories-2011-high-speed-rail-upgrades/ http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/audio-top-stories-2011-high-speed-rail-upgrades/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:13:37 +0000 Brian Williamsen http://www.connectthemidwest.com/?p=3376 This was the year the Track Renewal Train came through Central Illinois and upgraded train tracks…

]]> http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/audio-top-stories-2011-high-speed-rail-upgrades/feed/ 0 Amtrak Fare Sale Warms Up Winter http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/amtrak-fare-sale-warms-up-winter/ http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/amtrak-fare-sale-warms-up-winter/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:10:52 +0000 Brian Williamsen http://www.connectthemidwest.com/?p=3374 Amtrak travel is always a good deal, but for wallets and pocketbooks emptied by holiday spending,…]]> http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2012/01/amtrak-fare-sale-warms-up-winter/feed/ 0 Alton gets grant for multi-modal center http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2011/12/alton-gets-grant-for-multi-modal-center/ http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2011/12/alton-gets-grant-for-multi-modal-center/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:03:43 +0000 Brian Williamsen http://www.connectthemidwest.com/?p=3371 The recent announcement that Alton is receiving a federal, $13.85 million grant for a regional train…

]]> http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2011/12/alton-gets-grant-for-multi-modal-center/feed/ 0 LaHood: Illinois to get $44M for road, rail projects http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2011/12/lahood-illinois-to-get-44m-for-road-rail-projects/ http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2011/12/lahood-illinois-to-get-44m-for-road-rail-projects/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:36:21 +0000 Brian Williamsen http://www.connectthemidwest.com/?p=3368 U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Thursday that Illinois will receive more than $44 million for…

]]> http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2011/12/lahood-illinois-to-get-44m-for-road-rail-projects/feed/ 0 Officials explain choice of river route for Twin Cities-to-Chicago high-speed rail http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2011/12/officials-explain-choice-of-river-route-for-twin-cities-to-chicago-high-speed-rail/ http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2011/12/officials-explain-choice-of-river-route-for-twin-cities-to-chicago-high-speed-rail/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:34:01 +0000 Brian Williamsen http://www.connectthemidwest.com/?p=3366 Rochester lost out on its dream of being on the route of a nearly $2.4 billion…

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