Opinion: Let's Go! With a 2nd Train to Chicago

Sierra Club North Star Chapter - March 22, 2021

It is crunch time for a proposed second daily train between the Twin Cities and Chicago. The legislature must act this session and your call or email could make the difference. The federal government believes in this project - pledging $32 million to Minnesota, contingent on the state providing $10 million in matching funds. The money would pay for new track and improvements to bridges, switching, and stations. Service could begin as early as 2023! Read more.

Great attendance at TCMC Second Train Winona Virtual Town Forum

On Tuesday, March 23, more than 65 attendees took part in the virtual town forum “TCMC Second Train - What’s in it for Winona” co-hosted by the Great River Rail Commission and the Winona Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Comments sought on rail project to add second daily Twin Cities-Chicago round-trip through La Crosse

WKBT - March 19, 2021

The Wisconsin and Minnesota transportation departments are seeking public input on a proposal to add a second daily round-trip passenger rail route in the Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago corridor.

The project includes improvements to track, at-grade crossings, signals and communication infrastructure in La Crosse and Winona and La Crescent, Minn., to allow freight trains to bypass passenger trains and reduce delays.

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