Wis. Legislature Kills Rail Authority, Derails Commuter Train; SunRail Anyone?

Submitted by Anonymous on July 26, 2011 - 12:23pm

A proposed Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail project is officially dead now that the budget-cutting Wisconsin Legislature eliminated the regional transit authority that was pushing it.

Along with the derailment will come a reimbursement of $300,000 that was collected in rental-car fees for the ill-fated train venture.

That death blow in the Badger State has critics of Central Florida's SunRail project wishing for a similar fate here as the region's officials belatedly acknowledge a lack of long-term funding.

Watch for Sunshine State News' upcoming story examining the funding conundrum facing SunRail.

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