Happy Holidays from All Aboard Minnesota! And a look ahead!
We wish you a wonderful holiday season, and as always, you our members and friends, are the reason we continue our work for more passenger rail service in Minnesota and throughout the upper Midwest. As we celebrate 10 years officially as a 501 (c)(3) ...
St. Paul Pioneer Press Article on St. Paul Union Depot - Brian Nelson from AAMN Quoted
Per our most recent newsletter, the St. Paul Pioneer Press published an article about the issues at St. Paul Union Depot, the 2nd Train to Chicago, and Twin Cities Duluth service. Brian Nelson from the Board of Directors at AAMN gave the interview. H ...
Federal Railroad Administration Long Distance Passenger Rail Study - Your Input Needed!
Hello Members and Friends- The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is conducting an Amtrak Long-Distance Service Study to evaluate the restoration of daily intercity rail passenger service and the potential for new Am ...
Passenger Rail - In the news!
The historic Transportation Bill recently passed by the Minnesota Legislature is making news not only in Minnesota, but in Fargo North Dakota as well. Recently, Brian Nelson of All Aboard Minnesota was interviewed by StreetsMN to discuss the impact ...
Streets MN Podcast - Historic Transportation Bill Recap
Streets MN published a podcast to recap some of the highlights of the ground breaking and game changing Transportation Bill passed by the Minnesota Legislature in 2023. The podcast encompasses some of the forces at work that brought this all about, ...
Action Alert - The Minnesota Conference Transportation Committee needs your voice!
First, The Good News! Both the House and Senate Transportation bills fund the 2nd Twin Cities to Chicago train, and they both provide money for the Northern Lights Express (NLX) Twin Cities to Duluth passenger rail service. But, Here's The Issue The ...
All Aboard Minnesota provides input into the FRA Long Distance Passenger Rail Study
The Federal Railroad Administration last year began a study for possible additions to Amtrak's long distance network nationwide. These could be long distance trains that Amtrak discontinued, ran before Amtrak but never run by Amtrak, and trains that ...
New Video - Proposed Daytime Passenger Train Service - Twin Cities to Fargo - Moorhead
All Aboard Minnesota has long advocated for daytime passenger train service from the Twin Cities through St. Cloud, Little Falls, to Fargo Moorhead on the same route as Amtrak's Empire Builder. We have just produced a new video to talk about the rou ...
Exciting Progress for Passenger Rail!
With just a month into the 2023 Minnesota Legislative session, there are several new exciting developments for Minnesota's passenger rail expansion: 1. The Governor recently announced his transportation budget, and in it is a recommendation of $15.1M ...
Midwest Interstate Rail Passenger Commission Annual Meeting Update
The Midwest Interstate Rail Passenger Commission (MIPRC) held its annual meeting in Indianapolis, IN Nov 16-18. MIPRC brings together state leaders from across the region on a bipartisan basis to advocate for passenger rail improvements. Formed by co ...