State Provides Construction Funds for TCMC Second Train

June 28, 2021 - Saint Paul, Minnesota

The Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago Intercity Passenger Rail project (TCMC Second Train) will receive $10 million from a more than $7 billion omnibus transportation funding package signed into law by Governor Tim Walz. The funds, combined with funds committed by Wisconsin and Amtrak, result in a full match for a federal grant awarded last year, and a green light for final design and construction.

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State moves forward with second daily Amtrak train to Chicago. Service could begin in 2024

Pioneer Press - June 28, 2021

A planned second Amtrak train from St. Paul to Chicago is much closer to reality now that $10 million was set aside for it in the state’s omnibus transportation funding package signed into law by Gov. Tim Walz over the weekend.

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Minnesota House passes compromise Transportation Budget, including funding for a second daily train

Winona Daily News - June 25, 2021

The Minnesota House of Representatives has passed the Transportation Budget Bill following a bipartisan compromise reached with the Senate.

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