$38.6 million federal investment awarded for Wisconsin passenger rail service
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Saskia Hatvany, River Valley Media Group
Amtrak's Borealis train made its debut Tuesday as it traveled between St. Paul, Minnesota, and Chicago. The state-sponsored rail line includes eight stops in Wisconsin, including Winona, La Crosse and Tomah. Video by Saskia Hatvany.
Joined by local, state and federal officials in La Crosse on May 22, 2024, Gov. Tony Evers (center left) and Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner ceremonially cut a ribbon celebrating the debut of Amtrak’s new Twin Cities-Chicago “Borealis” passenger train, which stops in eight Wisconsin locales at La Crosse, Tomah, Wisconsin Dells, Portage, Columbus, Milwaukee, the Milwaukee airport, and Sturtevant, west of Racine.
Kathryn Severance rides the Amtrak Borealis train Tuesday from the Twin Cities to La Crosse. The train will add a new departure time to the route running between Minneapolis and Chicago, which previously only had one departure per day.
Amtrak's Borealis train made its debut Tuesday as it traveled between St. Paul, Minnesota, and Chicago. The state-sponsored rail line includes…
Joined by local, state and federal officials in La Crosse on May 22, 2024, Gov. Tony Evers (center left) and Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner ceremonially cut a ribbon celebrating the debut of Amtrak’s new Twin Cities-Chicago “Borealis” passenger train, which stops in eight Wisconsin locales at La Crosse, Tomah, Wisconsin Dells, Portage, Columbus, Milwaukee, the Milwaukee airport, and Sturtevant, west of Racine.
Kathryn Severance rides the Amtrak Borealis train Tuesday from the Twin Cities to La Crosse. The train will add a new departure time to the route running between Minneapolis and Chicago, which previously only had one departure per day.
