Just realized that Racine preserved its old (beautiful) C&NW station fully intact, including the old platform canopies! And it appears to be owned by the local transit agency, it has not been privatized and taken over by some cheesy train-themed bar&grill or insurance agency.
The South Milwaukee and Cudahy stations exist too, but they appear to have been sold into private hands (S Milwaukee) or the historical society (Cudahy).
Quote:
Originally Posted by Steely Dan
Yeah, that raised my eyebrow too.
However the world's very first hydrogen powered passenger rail line just opened yesterday in Germany, so the tech now at least exists in the real world.
also, i edited the thread title to make it more inclusive to all Milwaukee transit news & discussion.
|
So this is a private company looking to put up the local match for a Federal grant? Very unusual. FTA/FRA will sometimes provide low-interest loans to private companies, but a grant is rare, maybe unprecedented.
There are, of course, public transit agencies that contract out the operation of transit and even some planning/administrative roles to private companies like Keolis, including Boston's whole commuter rail op and VRE in Northern Virginia.
Quote:
WUWM also notes that Wisconsin Transit & Realty’s website is incomplete, listed phone numbers do not appear to be working, and that the officials listed on the site did not respond to emails.
|
This part is not encouraging.