Monday, April 14, 2014

Wouldn't You Know Michigan Might Be Wisconsin's Train Buyer

Figures a rich, faraway state like Michigan with its public wealth, full employment and rosy future could come to the rescue of poor old rust belt Wisconsin.

Car-culture-happy Michigan might just take the remaining two unused-banned-in-Wisconsin/built-in-Milwaukee Talgo train sets off our hands after Walker and the legislature wisely opted to break Wisconsin's contract with the train-maker and put the equipment into storage when the feds were talking about kicking in only a paltry 90% of the operating costs. Pikers.

Whaddya think Wisconsin has a surplus?

Roll, Michigan.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 14, 2014 at 12:21 AM

    You're having 'way too much fun with the fact that it's Michigan in . . . well, the conductor's seat in the engine of this aspect of the economy. Okay, I'll join in the fun: Wisconsin, of course, remains the caboose of the region.

    Ah, well, at least it's not a bid by Illinois or Iowa, using the same massive federal funding to circumvent our state that was to come to our state to run the trains through our state.

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  2. AnonymousApril 14, 2014 at 5:41 AM

    Another federal program goes to...Michigan! surprise

    Oh, I just can't wait for the next 2 election cycles.

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