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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2018

Texas, 3 more states attain FTA State Safety Oversight certification

With the most recent announcement, which also includes Arkansas, Louisiana, and Wisconsin,  21 states have achieved certification.

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Newsby StaffDecember 15, 2017

GO Riteway Transportation wins Clean Fuel Champion Award

Was chosen for this award in recognition of their mission to promote cleaner air and energy security through alternative fuel development and related strategies.

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Newsby StaffJune 19, 2017

Officials mull using Madison buses for texting-while-driving surveillance

The plan, contigent on a federal grant, would give deputies the ability to search for distracted drivers from a higher vantage point.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2016

Talgo to return to Milwaukee location to refurbish LA Metro railcars

In 2015, Talgo settled a lawsuit against the state, resulting in the company receiving roughly $50 million and keeping the two trains that were manufactured.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2014

Poll: Wisconsin residents want more rail

Earlier this month, a Chicago-based environmental group paid for a billboard along Interstate 94 between Madison and Milwaukee on which it urges the state to get "back on track" with high-speed rail.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2013

Court order may force Wisconsin DOT to improve transit

Judge found that DOT likely violated federal law when it failed to adequately study social and environmental impacts of plan to upgrade interchange without a public transit component.

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2013

Amtrak adds priority boarding for Hiawatha service

The route, with intermediate stops in Glenview, Ill., and in Wisconsin at Sturtevant and the Milwaukee Airport, carried nearly 839,000 passengers last year, ranking it among the top 10 Amtrak routes nationally.

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Newsby StaffMarch 6, 2013

Wis. manufacturers may benefit from HSR expansion

A new report said that 73 Wisconsin supply chain companies, most of which are manufacturers, have the potential to gain production and jobs from work to build high-speed passenger rail lines across the U.S.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 7, 2013

Wis. celebrates transit week using social media

Participants are encouraged to tweet about their public transit experiences using the hashtag #WITransit.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2012

Wis. to seek ADA waiver for train platform redesign

Although federal rail officials show no signs of yielding, Gov. Scott Walker's administration may be gambling on the possibility that a Republican will be in the White House by the time the issue is decided.

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