By Robert Kennedy
Apr 2, 2021 3:32 AM
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – President Biden’s new infrastructure plan includes $80 billion specifically for rail.
If Congress provides the funding, Amtrak hopes to expand its rail service to places like Green Bay.
“Personally, if I can ride a train, I’m going on the train,” National Railroad Museum director of education Bob Lettenberger said.
When Amtrak took over train routes in 1971, it needed to make a profit. But making a profit meant stopping marginal routes with less traffic, one of those routes being Green Bay.
Lettenberger tells FOX 11 a passenger train offers residents another option for transportation.
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Medals Awarded Postumously to Woman who Served in WWII By Rob Sussman
Mar 13, 2021 8:42 AM
DE PERE, WI (WLUK) Congressman Mike Gallagher posthumously awarded medals to the family of a woman who served in World War II.
The family of Mary Benham received seven medals for her service.
Benham was in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, played a critical role in maintaining the supply of operating tents and was in charge of surgical teams.
Gallagher says it’s important to recognize their accomplishments.
“It’s not just people that were in infantry units that got some of our highest decorations for valor, and bravery, there’s remarkable stories,” Rep. Mike Gallagher (R) 8th District said. “Women, in uniform, saving lives, sacrificing their lives, some of the most incredible Marines that I knew, or served with were female Marines.”
Gallagher Speaks Out Against Impeachment, Criticizes Aspects of November Election in WTAQ Appearance By Rob Sussman
Jan 25, 2021 9:11 PM
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) â A northeast Wisconsin congressmen says impeaching former President Trump is the wrong move.
Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher drew controversy earlier this month when he blamed President Trump for the riot at the US Capitol on January 6th.
âI think he bears responsibility for telling those people something that wasnât true,â Gallagher said Monday on WTAQâs âThe Regular Joe Showâ. âWhich is that [Vice President] Mike Pence had the authority to overturn the results of the election on January 6th.â