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WI Governor Applying for $150M for Train Upgrades
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- After rejecting federal funds to build high-speed rail across the state, Gov. Scott Walker is now asking for at least $150 million to add trains for an existing Milwaukee-to-Chicago line.

Walker said Tuesday the federal funds would be used to buy two train sets and eight locomotives, as well as build a maintenance facility in Milwaukee.

The announcement comes several months after the Republican governor turned down $810 million to build a Madison-to-Milwaukee high-speed line. Walker had campaigned against the rail line as a waste of taxpayer money.

He says upgrading this line, however, will save the state money. He says it will lead to lower operating expenses, fewer capital costs and more ticket revenue.

The money would come from $2.4 billion in high-speed rail funds that Florida was awarded but rejected.

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03 29 11 by Newsroom
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