But on Wednesday, Walker reiterated his intention to stop the train and said he believed there was a way to do it without the state losing its shirt.

"We have had lawyers coming out of the woodwork on options we can take and we will spend the next couple of days sorting through all of them," he said.

The train issue could become significant in the early days of Walker's administration. His victory, along with the Republican takeover of the state Assembly and Senate, is seen by many as a mandate to fix the problems that have plagued Wisconsin for years.

The state faces a $2.7 billion budget shortfall over the next two years and is struggling with 7.7 percent unemployment.

Stopping the train provides both opportunity and danger, says Charles Franklin, UW-Madison political science professor.

"It's a bit of a mess," Franklin said. "If he doesn't stop it, the train hurts him politically. But if he does stop it, he could end up taking a lot of jobs and money out of the state. Welcome to your first rock and a hard place, Gov. Walker."

But according to Chris Kliesmet, if anyone would takes a political hit, it would be Doyle.