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Posted by
Olog-hai
on Tue Jun 16 20:00:55 2009
edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Service to the Cheeseheaded City was active up until the day before "A-Day". Now there are some WI state politicians lobbying for restoration of the 38-year-absent rail service.
Railway Age
Proposal eyes Amtrak service to Green BayState officials and rail advocates in Iowa and Illinois have been lobbying for new Amtrak routes to add to the national rail passenger carrier's Chicago hub. Now a similar effort in the Midwest, spearheaded by Appleton WI representatives, seeks to restore passenger rail service to the state's Fox Valley, connecting Green Bay WI with Chicago.
"We could transport people from here and get them connected to Chicago, one of the biggest economic engines in the country and the world. That's an incredibly powerful thing to have," said Paul Linzmeyer, president of the advocacy group NEWRails and a founder of New North, an economic development consortium of 18 northeastern Wisconsin counties.
Fox valley was last served by passenger service April 30, 1971; Amtrak's launch the next day terminated all offerings to the region. Advocates say Amtrak could run on existing Canadian National right-of-way, stopping at Appleton, Neenah, Menasha, Oshkosh, and Fond du Lac, terminating or originating in Green Bay.
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