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Wisconsin Rail Issues and Opportunities Report

The Wisconsin Rail Issues and Opportunities Report (3.2 MB) summarizes critical rail transportation issues, suggests opportunities for public sector involvement, and points out areas where additional research is needed. This report reflects input and guidance from a variety of sources including a State Rail Advisory Committee and a Rail Industry and Shippers' Advisory Group.

The findings from this report serve as a starting point for the rail component of Connections 2030, WisDOT's long-range all-mode transportation plan. The Connections 2030 process will provide a comprehensive multimodal perspective from which rail issues can be evaluated.

The information in this report was originally intended for a State Rail Plan 2020. WisDOT decided to incorporate the rail planning efforts into Connections 2030, and release the Issues and Opportunities Report in the interim. 

The report is a large file and may take several minutes to download. For your convenience, the report is also available to download in sections.

• Full report (3.2 MB)
  
  
• Cover and credits (728 KB)
• Table of contents & executive summary (142 KB)
• Chapter 1: Introduction (1.4 MB)
• Chapter 2: Issues and opportunities (1.5 MB)
• Chapter 3: Emerging issues (228 KB)
• Chapter 4: Synopsis, footnotes & back cover (743 KB)

If you have any questions or comments, contact the Bureau of Planning & Economic Development, 

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Questions about the content of this page:
Bureau of Planning, bop.dtim@dot.state.wi.us
Last modified: March 4, 2008