Despite federal cuts, the program designed to study new Amtrak routes in Wisconsin are still chugging forward.

That moment happens daily at The Tornado Room in Madison, Wisconsin, where an unassuming brick exterior houses what might be the most talked-about New York Strip in the Badger State.

And tucked away in downtown Madison, The Tornado Room has mastered this alchemy so completely that Wisconsinites willingly traverse highways and county roads just for a taste of their legendary NY ...