InForum - July 5, 2021
Approval has been given to run a second daytime passenger train from the Twin Cities to Chicago this week, and the leader of a train advocacy group said expanding the added train to Fargo-Moorhead may be next.
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Business Journal - July 5, 2021
A plan to add a second daily Amtrak train between St. Paul's Union Depot and Chicago got a big boost from the Minnesota Legislature, which included $10 million for the project in its $7 billion omnibus transportation bill.
Star Tribune - July 2, 2021
A second daily Amtrak passenger train between St. Paul and Chicago is expected to begin in 2024, after receiving a $10 million boost at the Legislature. The idea is to supplement existing service on the Empire Builder route through the Union Depot in St. Paul. The trip would take about 7 ½ hours and feature the same stops, including Red Wing and Winona in Minnesota, Wisconsin Dells and Milwaukee.
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