Gov. Jim Doyle met with Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood in Washington, D.C., on June 4 to discuss bringing a high-speed rail system to Wisconsin.
The high-speed intercity rail system would connect Madison to other metropolitan areas in the Midwest, including Chicago, Milwaukee and the Twin Cities.
""We need good, modern rail to revitalize our country's infrastructure and economy,"" Doyle said in a statement, citing reductions in highway traffic and greenhouse gas emissions as motivations for developing a high-speed rail system.
According to the statement, the rail system would include 3,000 miles of track with trains capable of traveling at 110 miles per hour or more.
Doyle and seven other Midwestern governors showed support for the rail system in April when they sent a letter to LaHood to show bipartisan support for the rail network.
Funding for the rail system would come from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
