Amtrak's Hiawatha line breaks ridership record

Annual ridership on Amtrak's Milwaukee-to-Chicago Hiawatha line cracked the 800,000 mark for the first time last year, the state Department of Transportation reported Friday.
The Hiawatha provided a record 823,163 rides in 2011, up 4% from 792,848 in 2010, the department said. Continued