Changing tracks: Minnesota, Wisconsin swap roles for planning fast trains between Twin Cities and Chicago | Dave Beal

Changing tracks: Minnesota, Wisconsin swap roles for planning fast trains between Twin Cities and Chicago | Dave Beal

Changing tracks: Minnesota, Wisconsin swap roles for planning fast trains between Twin Cities and Chicago By Dave Beal | Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010 For years, Wisconsin was a leader in the multi-state planning effort to develop a network of fast passenger trains fanning out from Chicago to the Twin Cities and other large Midwest urban centers. Minnesota was barely at the table. Suddenly, the roles ...

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