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.
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Chair: Council Member Mark Vaughan
City of Hastings
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Commissioner Mike Slavik
Dakota County
Regional Railroad Authority
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Commissioner Marie Kovecsi
Winona County
Regional Railroad Authority
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Vice Chair; Commissioner Paul Drotos
Goodhue County
Regional Railroad Authority
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Commissioner Cheryl Key
Wabasha County Regional Rail Authority
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Commissioner Wayne A. Johnson
Washington County Regional Railroad Authority
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Council Member
City of Cottage Grove
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Commissioner Trista MatasCastillo
Ramsey County
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Council Member Mike Alexander
City of Goodview
Mayor Mark Nichols
City of Lake City
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Council Member Jane Prince
City of St. Paul
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Council Member Wayne Getz
City of Saint Charles
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Mayor Sean Dowse
City of Red Wing
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Mayor Sandi Dingle
City of St. Paul Park
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Mayor Gary Sanders
City of Utica
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Mayor
City of Wabasha
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Council Member Paul Schollmeier
City of Winona
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Executive Director Peter Fletcher
La Crosse Area Planning Committee
Member Spotlights
Sandi Dingle
Wayne Getz
Peter Fletcher
Cheryl Key
Trista MatasCastillo
Jane Prince
Paul Schollmeier
Mark Vaughan
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.
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2018 Annual Report (Newsletter)
2017 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.
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Upcoming Meetings
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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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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.
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