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Great River Rail Commission

A Solid Commitment:

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.

Chair Trista Martinson

trista.martinson@co.ramsey.mn.us

Ramsey County

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Vice-Chair Chris Meyer

cmeyer@co.winona.mn.us
Winona County

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Commissioner Susan Betcher

susan.betcher@co.goodhue.mn.us

Goodhue County

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Commissioner (Alternate) Linda Flanders

Linda.flanders@co.goodhue.mn.us

Goodhue County

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Executive Director Bob Gollnik

rgollnik@lacrossecounty.org

La Crosse Area Planning Committee

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Transportation Planner (Alternate) Erin Duffer

eduffer@lacrossecounty.org

La Crosse Area Planning Committee

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Commissioner (Alternate) Rafael Ortega

Rafael.e.ortega@co.ramsey.mn.us

Ramsey County

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Commissioner (Alternate) Bob Walkes

bwalkes@co.wabasha.mn.us

Wabasha County

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Commissioner Cheryl Key

ckey@co.wabasha.mn.us
Wabasha County

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Commissioner Karla Bigham

karla.bigham@co.washington.mn.us
Washington County

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Commissioner (Alternate) Michelle Clasen

Michelle.Clasen@co.washington.mn.us
Washington County

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Commissioner (Alternate) Marcia Ward

mward@co.winona.mn.us

Winona County

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Councilmember Dave Thiede

dthiede@cottagegrovemn.gov

City of Cottage Grove

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Member Not Appointed

City of Goodview

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Councilmember Dave Pemble

dpemble@hastingsmn.gov

City of Hastings

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Mayor Mark Nichols

MNichols@ci.lake-city.mn.us

City of Lake City

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Councilmember (Alternate) Brian Quinn

BQuinn@ci.lake-city.mn.us

City of Lake City

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Mayor Laurie Elliott

lelliott.newport@gmail.com

City of Newport

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Mayor Mike Wilson

Mike.wilson@ci.red-wing.mn.us

City of Red Wing

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Councilmember Rebecca Noecker

ward2@ci.stpaul.mn.us

City of St. Paul

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Mayor Tim Conrad

tconrad@stpaulpark.org

City of St. Paul Park

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Councilmember Wayne Getz

wm4grand@hbcsc.net
City of Saint Charles

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Mayor (Alternate) John Schaber

jschaber@stcharlesmn.org

City of Saint Charles

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Member Not Appointed

City of Utica

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Supervisor John Plehal

johnplehal.wacoutatownboard@gmail.com

Wacouta Township

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Councilmember Steve Young

syoung@ci.winona.mn.us

City of Winona

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Councilmember (Alternate) Pam Eyden

peyden@ci.winona.mn.us

City of Winona

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Member Spotlights

Photo, Wayne Getz

Wayne Getz

Photo, Chery Key

Cheryl Key

Photo, Trista MatasCastillo

Trista Martinson

Annual Reports

Meeting Documents

Stay current on all the exciting and informative meetings surrounding Great River Rail.

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Upcoming Meetings

2020 Meeting Schedule

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Commission Agendas and Minutes

Each file includes the agenda packet for the current meeting and minutes for the previous meeting.

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September 5, 2024

June 6, 2024

May 2, 2024

March 7, 2024

January 4, 2024

September 7, 2023

June 1, 2023

March 2, 2023

January 5, 2023

November 3, 2022

September 1, 2022

Aug. 4-5, 2022

June 2, 2022

May 5, 2022

March 3, 2022

January 6, 2022

Member Spotlights

View spotlights of Great River Rail Commission members.

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Sandi Dingle

Wayne Getz

Peter Fletcher

Cheryl Key

Trista Martinson

Jane Prince

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