Great River Rail Commission
A Solid Commitement:
The Great River Rail Commission is one of the leading voices on passenger rail in Minnesota. Comprised of officials from 18 local and regional governments from St. Paul to La Crosse, the Commission advocates for the development of the Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago (TCMC) Second Train project, a daily round trip passenger train between the Twin Cities and Chicago. The Commission's long range vision is that the Second Train demonstrates demand for additional passenger rail service that leads to further investment in faster, more frequent passenger train service.
Read more about the commission.
Remembering Paul Drotos: Longtime TCMC Second Train Advocate
Councilmember Dave Pemble
City of Hastings
Commissioner Mike Slavik
Dakota County
Regional Railroad Authority
Commissioner Chris Meyer
Winona County
Regional Railroad Authority
Commisioner (Alternate) Marcia Ward
Commisioner (Alternate) Rafael Ortega
Commissioner (Alternate) Linda Flanders
Goodhue County
Commissioner Susan Betcher
Commissioner Cheryl Key
Wabasha County Regional Rail Authority
Commissioner Wayne A. Johnson
Washington County Regional Railroad Authority
Councilmember Dave Thiede
City of Cottage Grove
PW Director R. Burfeind
Commissioner Trista MatasCastillo
Ramsey County
Councilmember Brian Quinn
Mayor Mark Nichols
Councilmember Jane Prince
City of St. Paul
Councilmember Wayne Getz
City of Saint Charles
Councilmember (Alternate) John Schaber
Councilmember (Alternate) Jackie Eastwood
Mayor Mike Wilson
City of Red Wing
Mayor Sandi Dingle
City of St. Paul Park
Commissioner Bob Walkes
City of Wabasha
Councilmember Steve Young
City of Winona
Councilmember Pam Eyden
Executive Director Peter Fletcher
La Crosse Area Planning Committee
Member Spotlights
Sandi Dingle
Wayne Getz
Peter Fletcher
Cheryl Key
Trista MatasCastillo
Jane Prince
Annual Reports
Each year the Great River Rail Commission releases an annual report on activities around the project's development and other relevant passenger rail information.
2021 Annual Report (Newsletter)
2019 Annual Report (Newsletter)
2018 Annual Report (Newsletter)
2017 Annual Report (Newsletter)
2016 Annual Report (Newsletter)
2015 Annual Report (Newsletter)
2014 Annual Report (Newsletter)
2013 Annual Report (Newsletter)
2012 Annual Report (PDF - 1.5 mb)
2011 Annual Report (PDF - 1.9 mb)
2010 Annual Report (PDF - 1.4 mb)
Meeting Documents
Stay current on all the exciting and informative meetings surrounding Great River Rail.
Upcoming Meetings
Commission Agendas and Minutes
Each file includes the agenda packet for the current meeting and minutes for the previous meeting.
Nov 7, 2019
Sep 5, 2019
May 2, 2019
March 7, 2019
January 3, 2019
Member Spotlights
View spotlights of Great River Rail Commission members.
