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    Superliner trains' removal and restoration of cars 2024

    Note that Trains Magazine has yet another report on how Amtrak maintenance department in Chicago cannibalises cars that have returned from Beech Grove for parts.
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    Progress on service to Madison WI

    We would still have to deal with any applicable FRA or DOT standards regarding speed limits in built- up, developed, areas with numerous at- grade crossings. In Madison's case, there are something on the order of 3 dozen at- grade road crossings on the Isthmus, which would have to be traversed...
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    Progress on service to Madison WI

    Any traversing of the Isthmus should be avoided, IMO. The problem Madison has is that the tracks are located in what is called the Near East side, while any things that might attract visitors, are located on the Isthmus ( ie., Capitol Bldg. ) , and west of the Isthmus. Any location will have...
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    Progress on service to Madison WI

    No. The ex- MILW station would require the longest distance going back and forth across the Isthmus, and is impractical compared to the locations east of the Capitol. Going back and forth across the isthmus should be avoided, as it is 15 mph track. 3 miles at 15 mph, plus another 3 miles at...
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    Progress on service to Madison WI

    The line through McFarland & Whitewater, which is the ex- MILW, neé Milwaukee & Mississippi, is impractical and indirect for this use, though it would be much cheaper to upgrade this line instead of ** any ** new construction. It is the original ca. 1854 era route between Milwaukee and Madison...
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    Progress on service to Madison WI

    Yes -- It's too far west. The train would have to cross the Isthmus in order to serve the station closest to the University, then traverse the Isthmus again in order to return to the route. Think: the train would have to travel at reduced speed ( 15 mph, I think, according to the FRA ) coming...
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    Progress on service to Madison WI

    It's possible. The former Oscar Meyer location is also the former North Transfer Point for Madison Metro Bus System. Also, plenty of lot space. The former CNW Station location has a modest amount of room.
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    Union Depot (Station) St. Paul, MN

    Madison is about 45 - 50 miles from Columbus. Roughly an hours' drive one-way.
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    Hotels convenient to Amtrak

    The Hotel Saint James Saint James Hotel Is adjacent to the Red Wing depot in Red Wing MN.
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    St. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago (TCMC) second daily service

    The route would be the same route between Duluth and the Twin Cities.
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    St. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago (TCMC) second daily service

    Note that the direct St. Cloud to Duluth / Twin Ports railroad route was abandoned some decades in the past.
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    Empire Builder discussion

    See here: Amtrak Car Diagrams
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    Empire Builder discussion

    There is no toilet in the Roomette. The Empire Builder is a double- deck Superliner, with all toilets on the lower level, except one.
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    New from Milwaukee

    From one Wisconsinite to another, welcome !
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    Honolulu’s rail system will start operations June 30, 2023

    There have been other railways in Hawaii: Oahu Land and Railway Company maps Hawaiian Railway Historical Society It's a shame what has been destroyed, or otherwise lost, in the name of "progress."
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    The growth of China's High Speed Rail network

    I will add that there would have to be some way of keeping those drivers who skid off the road, from going onto the tracks. Every year, with every "first" snowstorm of the winter, there are hundreds of drivers who have to re- learn how to drive in snow.
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    FRA's Corridor ID Program and possible new Corridors

    No route to Winnipeg :(
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    Progress on service to Madison WI

    Agreed on all of your points, here. There is far too much mention of "Milwaukee to Madison." This harms the overall effort to serve MSP to Chicago by *both* Madison and Milwaukee on the same route. Any public references must be corrected to reflect the four city, multi- State, nature of this...
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    Greetings from MSP

    Welcome to AU. I went to university in Saint Cloud, and now live just outside of Madison.
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    Progress on service to Madison WI

    Walker got elected on an "anti- Madison" platform, and also an "anti- city folks" platform. That was combined with the fact that the vast, overwhelming majority of Wisconsinites drive everywhere, and are accustomed to driving everywhere, and have **never** taken a train trip, ever. That "cars...
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