InvestigationSeptember 16, 2026
Public records show no project-level tracking for 1989 WRRTC rehabilitation award
WRRTC was awarded $234521.00 in fiscal year 1989 for interchange construction and track rehabilitation under the Freight Railroad Preservation Program. Public records do not show specific progress reports or a completion status for the work funded by the grant.
Source award
WRRTC — $234,521 from WI-FRPP, FY1989.
Sources (3)
- https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/doing-bus/local-gov/astnce-pgms/aid/frpp.aspx
“Since 1980, under both the original rail assistance funding program and FRPP, more than $326 million in grants have been awarded for rail acquisition and rehabilitation projects.”
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_and_Calumet_Railroad
“1989: Wisconsin and Calumet begins operating the rail lines from Janesville to Fox Lake and Janesville to Madison”
- https://www.co.walworth.wi.us/604/Wisconsin-River-Rail-Transit-Commission
“Through close collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation ( WDOT ) and Wisconsin and Southern Railroad ( WSOR ), the Commission ensures that communities have quality and reliable access to freight rail service”
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