GLBR Down The Line

State representatives in northern Illinois recently backed a resolution opposing the Great Lakes Basin Railroad. That’s after plans for the proposed…

A Wisconsin lawmaker has written to the federal government expressing opposition to the Great Lakes Basin Railroad.The idea behind the $8 billion plan is…

What’s the Great Lakes Basin Railroad and why should I care?The GLBR is a proposed railway that, if you live in northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin, or…

AMC's Hell on Wheels is a fictionalized version of the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad across the Wild West in the 1860s.The show…

Before a company like Great Lakes Basin can build a railroad, it needs land. And since much of that land is privately owned, the firm needs a way to buy…

Over the past year, through three iterations of route proposals, many landowners were outraged when they learned their homes and farms were in the path of…

One of the main arguments Great Lakes Basin Transportation Inc. has made in favor of its rail project is that it would act as an economic driver for the…

The argument for the Great Lakes Basin Railroad is that it will be an economic driver for the region. But while some are enthusiastic about its potential,…

Great Lakes Basin Transportation Inc. was granted a pause in the environmental review process for its $8 billion project. The proposed Great Lakes Basin…