August 7, 2019

Amtrak's Business Model - The intent is clear!

An article was published in Crain's New York Business magazine about the business model that Amtrak wants to move towards. Thisnew business model focuses on of course, the North East Corridor, and short "city pairs" of 400 miles or less, basically st ...

June 24, 2019

Amtrak Ticket Agent Staffing Issues at St. Paul Union Depot

It has very recently come to our attention that Amtrak is not filling ticket agent positions at St. Paul Union Depot, which is causing staffing shortages. This past Saturday, June 22 in fact, there were no ticket agents at all on duty in the evening. ...

April 21, 2019

Amtrak's very flawed assumptions about its business units - Article by Railway Age

Very good article published by Railway Age about Richard Anderson's very flawed and mis-statements about how the NEC is "profitable" and the long distance trains lose money, and there for should be truncated or eliminated. The article reference's Ge ...

September 24, 2018

AAMN Pushes for More Fargo-Chicago Passenger Rail Service

AAMN Pushes for More Fargo-Chicago Passenger Rail Service ...

September 24, 2018

Additional Twin Cities-Chicago Rail Service Viable

Additional Twin Cities-Chicago Rail Service Viable ...

July 23, 2018

Amtrak and the Southwest Chief - Possible service disruption

Amtrak is proposing "disrupting service"   on the Southwest Chief line between Albuquerque and Dodge City by annulling the train and busing passengers between these cities.  The Rail Passenger Association has done an excellent analysis of this situat ...

July 22, 2018

La Crosse Additional Daily Passenger Train Forum

On Monday, October 8 All Aboard Minnesota in conjunction with the Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers, and All Aboard Wisconsin, will be conducting a public forum to educate citizens of La Crosse about the benefits of the second train betwee ...

July 22, 2018

St. Cloud Additional Daily Passenger Train Forum

Please join us in St. Cloud on Wednesday September 26 for a public forum where All Aboard Minnesota will be promoting the benefits of additional passenger train service through St. Cloud connecting to the Twin Cities and Chicago. We hope to see you t ...

July 16, 2018

Rail Passenger Association intern Jacob Wallace post about MN passenger rail

In late June, All Aboard Minnesota hosted Rail Passenger Association summer by rail intern Jacob Wallace as he passed through St. Paul.  We were able to arrange promotions and interviews at the Saints Game, an interview with Ramsey County Commissione ...

June 18, 2018

Welcome "Summer by Rail" Intern Jacob Wallace!

All Aboard Minnesota is hosting RPA Summer by Rail Intern Jacob Wallace in St. Paul June 24-26, 2018. Join us for two events: Brief welcome reception when he arrives on the Empire Builder #7 on June 24. We plan to gather at Gate C around 9:30pm t ...