State cancels Talgo maintenance contract
The state has canceled a $166 million maintenance contract with Talgo, causing the Spanish train manufacturer to threaten legal action.
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Training day (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)
A young boy watches out the window of a rail car during an open house Sunday at Talgo’s Milwaukee facility.
View ArticleFeds reimburse state for high-speed rail
The federal government has reimbursed Wisconsin for money the state spent on a high-speed rail plan.
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Illinois Amtrak train hits 111 mph in test run
In a modest milestone for President Barack Obama's high-speed rail vision, test runs started zooming along a small section of the Amtrak line between Chicago and St. Louis at 111 mph Friday.
View ArticleRailroad wants $160K for high-speed work
A railroad executive asked the Wisconsin Claims Board on Friday to pay $160,000 he said the state still owes his company for work on a high-speed rail line completed before Republican Gov. Scott Walker...
View ArticleGOP targets high-speed rail, transportation grants
House Republicans are pushing to eliminate money for high-speed rail and a popular grant program for transportation projects.
View ArticleBoard denies claim for Wis. high-speed rail work
A railroad company doesn't deserve any compensation for work it performed on a high-speed rail line before Gov. Scott Walker killed the project, according to a Wisconsin Claims Board decision released...
View ArticleIllinois agrees to spend $9M more on Amtrak
Illinois has agreed to spend an additional $9 million to support Amtrak service in the state, joining other state governments in bringing a measure of stability to the passenger rail service's most...
View ArticleTalgo seeks nearly $66M for canceled deal
Train-maker Talgo Inc. filed a nearly $66 million claim against Wisconsin on Thursday, saying the money is owed after Gov. Scott Walker acted in bad faith in deciding to abandon a high-speed rail line...
View ArticleCanadian Pacific wants state to pay $501K for work
Despite not having a written contract with the state, a railway company is seeking $500,715.13 for work performed on an eventually canceled high-speed rail line planned to go between Milwaukee and...
View ArticleState Claims Board to take up Talgo case (UPDATE)
State officials will take up a claim that the U.S.-subsidiary of a Spanish train maker has filed in a dispute stemming from Gov. Scott Walker’s refusal of federal money for the construction of a...
View ArticleTalgo’s $66 million claim rejected (UPDATE)
Arguing the dispute should be settled in court, Wisconsin officials on Monday rejected a $66 million claim made by Spanish train maker Talgo Inc.
View ArticleView from around the state: Train talk worth pursuing
A group of rail enthusiasts called All Aboard Wisconsin is exploring a passenger rail line between Madison and Chicago.
View ArticleCanadian Pacific taking high-speed rail claim to state (UPDATE)
Half a year after the rejection of a train company’s claim related to Gov. Scott Walker’s scotching of a high-speed railway to be built between Milwaukee and Madison, a railway is seeking compensation...
View ArticleAttorney makes case for high-speed rail compensation (UPDATE)
A Canadian Pacific Railway attorney tried Tuesday to persuade the state Claims Board to hand the railroad more than half a million dollars for helping develop a high-speed rail plan before Gov. Scott...
View ArticleClaims Board derails railroad’s push for compensation (UPDATE)
No written contract means no compensation for high-speed rail work a company did for a project that was abandoned, according to a state Claims Board decision released Tuesday.
View ArticleOfficials mull transit options to connect public with jobs
To make sure southeastern Wisconsin remains a strong economic competitor, business and political leaders are expanding bus routes and turning to other forms of public transportation in their latest...
View ArticleMissed connections: Lack of transit options hurting Milwaukee
Other Midwest cities are running circles — of commuter track — around Milwaukee.
View ArticleState to pay $9.75M in settlement over rail project (UPDATE)
The state of Wisconsin will pay a Spanish manufacturer nearly $10 million for two trains it built that were never used after Republican Gov. Scott Walker abandoned a rail project.
View ArticleTwin Cities-Chicago high-speed rail gets funding boost
A high-speed passenger rail train between the Twin Cities and Chicago may be a little closer to becoming a reality now that a group of funders, including the Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority, has...
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