GREEN BAY, Wis. — Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has proposed running special Amtrak trains to Green Bay during next year’s NFL Draft. In the last few years, the draft announcements have become big business, drawing thousands of people to host cities. The 90th version of the NFL Draft will be held in Green Bay, home of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers, April 24–26, 2025
Evers hinted at the possibility of using trains to move people to Green Bay for the draft, telling NBC26: “I know our Department of Transportation is meeting with Amtrak and others, so it’s our hope that that is absolutely going to happen.” He added that he hopes passenger train service to Green Bay can be made permanent.
The last passenger service to Green Bay, operated by the Chicago & North Western, ended on April 30, 1971, the eve of Amtrak. Today, the only viable rail route to the city from Chicago and Milwaukee is a combination of former Soo Line/C&NW lines from a connection with CPKC at Duplainville, Wis., through Fond du Lac to Green Bay owned by Canadian National. Service to Green Bay from Milwaukee or Chicago has long been discussed but has never gained any traction.
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