Expanding station capacity
Intermodal Station in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin,serves as the terminus for Amtrak's Hiawatha Service and it is Milwaukee's main bus terminal. Amtrak's Empire Builder train also stops there. The line runs between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest.
Proponents of high-speed rail claim that investments in train stations like this one result in economic growth in downtown areas.
However, Intermodal Station is visually walled off from the surrounding downtown by an interstate highway. Its detractors say the economic benefits of the station are limited.
Proponents of high-speed rail claim that investments in train stations like this one result in economic growth in downtown areas.
However, Intermodal Station is visually walled off from the surrounding downtown by an interstate highway. Its detractors say the economic benefits of the station are limited.
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Last updated December 16 2010: 4:36 PM ET
