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RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Nearly 30 years after the idea was first formally explored, a new commission was born Friday with the goal of finally delivering a passenger rail system that connects Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha while also providing a new link between Milwaukee and Chicago.

Representatives from the three southeast Wisconsin cities formally approved creation of the Milwaukee Area-Racine-Kenosha Passenger Rail Commission, called 'MARK.'

The nine-member commission held its first meeting Friday at Racine City Hall, and it immediately undertook what members believe is a vital step; they approved a formal agreement with the Chicago-based Metra commuter rail system.

Metra currently runs routes throughout Chicago and its suburbs, but the system is already exploring another reg

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