Midwest Hub

Milwaukee, WI

Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Kenosha, WI (31.7 mi).

About Milwaukee

Milwaukee is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it had a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, making it the 31st-most populous city in the United States and the fifth-most populous city in the Midwest.

Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.

Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)

⚠️ All figures below are parametric estimates scaled from the proposal's own budget ($8.5T ÷ 17,000 mi ≈ $500M per mile), not engineering quotes. Methodology is shown so you can check the math.

Item	Basis	Estimate
Terminal construction	Large-city terminal (parametric range $2-4B)	$3B
Land acquisition	Regional factor 1.5× on $200M base	$300M
Track: Milwaukee → Kenosha	31.7 mi × $500M/mi	$15.85B
Annual operations (share)	Staffing, power, maintenance	$60M/yr
Stop total (excl. annual ops)		$19.15B

Best terminal location (proposed)

The downtown Intermodal Station district. Milwaukee's Intermodal Station already serves Amtrak's Hiawatha and Empire Builder plus intercity buses, so the rail approaches and passenger habits are in place. The Menomonee Valley and Walker's Point parcels nearby offer redevelopment room, and the streetcar (The Hop) extension plans reach the station area.

Before / after

Before and after aerial mock-up of the proposed maglev terminal at Milwaukee, WI

Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.

🛤️ Infill stops toward Kenosha: the proposal envisions more stops than cities — smaller stations between majors. Plausible infills on this leg:

South Milwaukee, WI - lakefront suburb on the corridor south
Oak Creek, WI - growing suburb midway down the lake
Racine, WI - lakefront city and the corridor's midpoint anchor

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