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Per the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/all-aboard-milwaukees-intermodal-station-due-for-upgrade-b9985161z1-221629401.html
It's pretty dark. The tunnels still have some vintage direction signs.It's about time they do something at MKE. The station is nice, but the platform is anything but nice - and IIRC somewhat dark.
That's so the hobos have a nice place to jump on and off of freight cars instead of some dangerous freight yard! Duh..."...........A new rail concourse at the Milwaukee Intermodal Station, which serves Amtrak passenger trains and freight trains.........."
Really? What kind of service does the Intermodal station provide for "freight trains"?????
The news article states the new station will have 2 platform heights with level boarding. For the Empire Builder, that means low level, presumably 15" ATR. The Hiawatha Horizons would be high level 48" ATR. The description is vague, but from the general rendering of the concourse, my guess is that the station will have a high level center platform and low level platforms on the sides. They could have 2-3 car long mini-highs, but would still block off much of the platform length for Superliner cars.I'm curious if we'll get any more detailed information about the platform heights. I haven't seen any details yet from WisDOT. Hopefully NARP/WisARP or a similar group posts such information if WisDOT does not update their site.
That's what I am wondering. The render in the article is the same one that has been shown over the last few years anytime there has been news about the trainshed reconstruction.The news article states the new station will have 2 platform heights with level boarding. For the Empire Builder, that means low level, presumably 15" ATR. The Hiawatha Horizons would be high level 48" ATR. The description is vague, but from the general rendering of the concourse, my guess is that the station will have a high level center platform and low level platforms on the sides. They could have 2-3 car long mini-highs, but would still block off much of the platform length for Superliner cars.I'm curious if we'll get any more detailed information about the platform heights. I haven't seen any details yet from WisDOT. Hopefully NARP/WisARP or a similar group posts such information if WisDOT does not update their site.
What this means, however, is that they are locking the platform design into the Hiawatha continuing to use Horizons. Whenever WI gets a new Governor, the state may end up buying the new corridor bi-levels to have a consistent fleet with the other Midwest states. At that point, the high level platform becomes an impediment. If they can hedge their bets, design the platforms and access ramps & stairs so the high level platform can be converted to low level without a major rebuild.
It is better than when the whole station was run down! I remember those times.It's about time they do something at MKE. The station is nice, but the platform is anything but nice - and IIRC somewhat dark.
There are 2 island platforms linked to the station by the tunnel (in addition to the side platform alongside the station building). Although in my experience the side platform is used far more often than the island platform, I have used the island platform a number of times in the 16ish years I've been traveling to/from MKE.Wow, what a huge change if this does happen.. I never knew there was a tunnel there..
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