OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) – The Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers held its fall meeting after the state received a $218 million grant for a project called Hiawatha West.
Chris Ott, president of the association, said the project would extend rail service to additional communities.
“[It] would extend some of those trains to Pewaukee to serve the Milwaukee suburbs, to the city of Watertown, and then to the state capital in Madison,” Ott said.
Lawmakers attend meeting
State Reps. Brienne Brown, Lori Palmeri and Maureen McCarville attended the meeting. With most of the funding secured, the lawmakers said the next step is securing more public support…