More here.By the time the last Amtrak passenger trains ran between the Twin Cities and Duluth in 1985, the 150-mile trip took four hours, trains were often late, public subsidies were draining and ridership was falling.
Now 22 years later, county officials along the old route -- with the blessing of Jim Oberstar, the influential Minnesota congressman -- are trying to revive the rail line because they say times have changed. But the project is already raising concerns that its sudden emergence is competing for money with other, more advanced rail initiatives. The proposal also is forcing one county commissioner to explain whether his support is linked to any personal land holdings.
Northern Lights Express (NLX): Twin Cities-Duluth
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"Be bold and courageous. When you look back over your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did." - Unknown
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Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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Passenger rail bound for Duluth is authority’s goal
Passenger rail service could be running between Minneapolis and Duluth through Anoka County within four years.
That’s the goal of the Anoka County Regional Rail Authority, which is spearheading an effort to restore passenger trains on the single-line tracks of the Burlington-Northern Santa Fe Railroad. Amtrak service ended in 1985.
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Posted 15 November 2007 - 11:48 AM
"Be bold and courageous. When you look back over your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did." - Unknown
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Posted 15 November 2007 - 03:14 PM
Wasn't it called the North Star in the Amtrak era?One reason the "Arrowhead" failed was that it did not connect with any other trains when arrived or departed from Saint Paul during the early 1980s.
I remember when the North Star (Trains 9 & 10) ran as a "shuttle" connecting with the Empire Builder at MSP, and I think before that it was combined with the Builder and ran as one train all the way to Chicago. I'm not sure if it ever provided another frequency between CHI and MSP.
Whatever they get up and running by 2010 or 2012, if at all, it won't be the "High-speed rail" denoted in the headline, and it also won't be the "commuter rail" they call it towards the end of the article.
Edited by KevinKorell, 15 November 2007 - 03:24 PM.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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