Derailed
Talgo Trains Return to Milwaukee
After 5 years in storage, trains built for Wisconsin may be used on Pacific Northwest line.
Dec 10th, 2019 by Bridgit Bowden and Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
Could Doyle Have Saved High Speed Rail?
And could the state still get it some day? Last in a series.
Nov 29th, 2019 by Bridgit Bowden and Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
How Republicans Became Anti-Train
The politics of resentment replaced business-oriented development, as Tommy Thompson would learn. Part 8 of series.
Nov 15th, 2019 by Bridgit Bowden and Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
How Waterloo Lost High Speed Rail
Blame Gov. Doyle. And Charlie Sykes. Part 7 in a series.
Nov 13th, 2019 by Hannah Haynes, Wisconsin Public Radio
State’s Talgo Trains Still Sit Idle
Since Republicans killed deal with manufacturer, trains have sat unused in Beech Grove, Indiana. Part 6 of series.
Nov 7th, 2019 by Bridgit Bowden and Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
California Got Most of State’s $810 Million
But unlike Wisconsin’s “shovel ready” train project, California’s hit many obstacles. 5th in a series.
Oct 30th, 2019 by Bridgit Bowden and Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
Decision to Refuse Train Funding “Purely Political”
LaHood says Walker wanted to kill a Democratic plan created by Doyle and Obama. Part 4 of series.
Oct 27th, 2019 by Hannah Haynes, Wisconsin Public Radio
How Walker and Sykes Killed the Train
With constant support from talk radio, Walker rejected fully funded, $810 million rail project. Part 3 in a series.
Oct 23rd, 2019 by Bridgit Bowden and Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
Stimulus Program Funded Entire Rail Project
How Doyle administration got $800 million "100 percent funded” high speed rail. Part two in a series.
Oct 16th, 2019 by Bridgit Bowden and Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
Behind Wisconsin’s Abandoned High Speed Rail
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson laid groundwork for the project that Gov. Scott Walker killed.
Oct 9th, 2019 by Bridgit Bowden and Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
