Empty Ambitions
Milwaukee Intermodal Station seems to embody the ambitions and dreams of passenger rail advocates in this country. Its huge trainshed and five-ish tracks are far outsized for current service levels, with the Hiawatha Service only using Track 0 (yes, zero, not 1), and Track 1 (or really 2) only seeing use when the eastbound Empire Builder arrives while a Hiawatha run is laying over. Over on track "4", Charter Steel's private varnish is almost always present. I wonder if their passengers use the usually-silent escalators and walkway from the station house, or if they're shuttled in limos or whatever, from the access road west of the trainshed so as not to mix with the plebians. Anyway, should sensible heads eventually prevail, (ha) Milwaukee is ready for additional passenger service.
Empty Ambitions
Milwaukee Intermodal Station seems to embody the ambitions and dreams of passenger rail advocates in this country. Its huge trainshed and five-ish tracks are far outsized for current service levels, with the Hiawatha Service only using Track 0 (yes, zero, not 1), and Track 1 (or really 2) only seeing use when the eastbound Empire Builder arrives while a Hiawatha run is laying over. Over on track "4", Charter Steel's private varnish is almost always present. I wonder if their passengers use the usually-silent escalators and walkway from the station house, or if they're shuttled in limos or whatever, from the access road west of the trainshed so as not to mix with the plebians. Anyway, should sensible heads eventually prevail, (ha) Milwaukee is ready for additional passenger service.