Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group released a report Tuesday that the projected the proposed high-speed rail line would create 15,000 new jobs in the state.
The overall Midwest region, according to the report, would see the creation of 57,000 new jobs.
""Building a high-speed rail network will also boost the economy by creating construction, manufacturing and operations jobs,"" the report said. ""The Midwest is well positioned to see growth in rail-related manufacturing capacity.""
The rail would also be accessible to the majority of people in the state, according to WISPIRG.
""The new high-speed service created under the plan would place stations within 15 miles of 52 percent of Wisconsinites' homes; 58 percent of the state's workers would have a station within 15 miles of their workplace,"" the report said.
