Train whistles? Long waits at train crossings?

A potential site on Blair Street for Madison’s Amtrak station. Blair Street is one of several sites being considered for a Madison Amtrak station. Dave Poklinkoski lives on a quiet side street on Madison’s east side in view of the Yahara River. His house also sits next to railroad tracks owned by Wisconsin & Southern Railroad, or WSOR. Only a few freight trains pass by each day now, but Poklinkoski worries about the impacts if passenger rail service returns to Madison.

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