Wisconsin residents who commute from Madison to Milwaukee and vice versa would find a high-speed rail line useful for many reasons. Of course, most people who commute from Madison to Milwaukee or vice versa don't do so every day. They generally only do this once in a while. High-speed rail technology is relatively simple; It consists of magnetic tracks that repel the train with an opposing polar magnet on the bottom. This creates a surface with little friction; therefore the train can go faster. Many factors come into play when the state thinks about funding it. Governor Walker rejected the funding and canceled the project in 2010, but there are people who still have hope. The operating cost is millions per year and the initial installation cost is very high. But passenger revenue should at least balance operating costs each year. The state of Wisconsin should fund a high-speed rail line from Madison to Milwaukee to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and take traffic off highways. California is making progress with a 700-mile high-speed rail system to make it easier for travelers to get around the state (“The American Approach…”). On the line speeds will reach two hundred miles per hour ("The American Approach..."). California is pursuing this project because it knows it will be a greener approach to transportation. It's no surprise that California is the first state to build dedicated high-speed rail lines—after all, they have to have special parts placed on their vehicles to control emissions. If the Midwest were to start a high-speed rail system, travel throughout the region would be accessible to anyone who wants... middle of paper ......re the line from Madison to Milwaukee would cost only $7.5 million from manage per year. Compare that to the hundreds of millions of dollars it could cost to build the line. Works cited “Wisconsin and Ohio lose $1.2 billion in federal funding for high-speed rail.” USRailNews. Capitol Press, January 2011. Web. November 11, 2013. Ryan, Sean. “High-Speed ​​Rail Plan Advances for Milwaukee-Twin Cities Route.” RSS widgets. NP, May 29, 2013. Web. December 12, 2013. “High-speed rail advances even with budget cuts, according to Environmental Law & Policy Center.” Regional economic news. Np, April 13, 2011. Web. December 12, 2013. Bowen, Douglas J., ed. “The American Approach to High-Speed ​​Rail.” Ebsco guest. Np, July 2012. Web. 13 Dec. 2013."High Speed ​​Lines in the World." UIC.org. International Union of Railways, 1 November 2013. Web. 13 December. 2013.