There's a couple of developments on the Milwaukee transit front.

Amtrak leaders and state transportation secretary Frank Busalacchi are urging Congress to fund high speed rail service from Milwaukee to Madison, and upgrade the current Chicago-Milwaukee route. The current Amtrak trains run at approximately 79mph. The proposed high speed trains would run at about 110mph. It seems odd that to this point there hasn't been rail service between Wisconsin's two largest cities.

Another oddity is that Milwaukee doesn't have rail access to its airport. Thankfully, later this year, a new Amtrak stop at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport will open providing rail service for travelers. This is a good development for the airport and its customers, many of whom are coming from northern Illinois to avoid the ever crowded O'Hare in Chicago.