FRA Sends Long Distance Study to Congress
FRA sends Amtrak long-distance service study to Congress. In the report, the FRA prioritizes 15 new long-distance routes and calls for restoration of Amtrak's daily service on its Cardinal and Sunset Limited routes. The FRA worked on the study from 2 ...
January 2025 Updates
Minnesota Legislature Is not off to a good start. Due to several disputed Minnesota House seats, neither party has a quorum, and the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled on Friday January 25 that the House cannot conduct its business without a quarum. De ...
The Year Ahead
With the changing Presidency the year ahead could prove challenging for passenger rail. The first Trump administration was quite hostile to Amtrak and wanted to severely cut funding. With the IIJA act passed in 2022, there was $66B included for Amtra ...
Borealis Ridership and Financial Performance
We have just sourced from WisDOT, MnDOT, Amtrak, and the Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passenger a number of statistics and information about the Borealis performance this summer and Amtrak's fiscal year which ended on September 30, 2024. This i ...
Upper Midwest Passenger Rail Scene Happenings
As we have for many years now, All Aboard Minnesota attended the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commisions annual meeting, which was held at the St. Paul Union Depot in November 2024 Here are some of the highlights from that meeting about what is ...
Amtrak notches ridership and revenue record for fiscal 2024
Trains Article Analysis - WASHINGTON — The increases weren’t large compared to pre-pandemic 2019, but more Northeast Regional frequencies enabled Amtrak to capture enough travel demand to beat the company’s previous overall record ridership in fiscal ...
Happy Holidays from All Aboard Minnesota!
Well, we did it!! Citizen advocacy paid off and we finally have our 2nd Twin Cities to Chicago train, the Borealis. Since All Aboard Minnesota’s inception, we have worked with you, our members and friends, to get this service started and to make your ...
Borealis in the news!
Recently, Brian Nelson from All Aboard Minnesota was contacted by the StarTribune, the Minnesota News Network, and KVRR TV News in Fargo ND on the possibility of extending the Borealis Twin Cities to Chicago train to Fargo/Moorhead through St. Cloud, ...
MnDOT seeks your input!
Now is your chance! MnDOT is in the process of updating the Minnesota State Rail Passenger Plan and is seeking input from the public. See their email and links for input below. All Aboard Minnesota is actively educating and advocating for extending t ...
Borealis Festivities at SPUD May 21! Join Us!
ACTION OPPORTUNITY! The Long Awaited 2nd Train "BOREALIS" makes its inaugural run on Tuesday 5/21! A Celebration is planned including an opportunity to view and visit the train. Here are the event details and how you can help AAMN show suppo ...