Tag Archives: Empire Builder

Stories From Those Aboard the Borealis

Podcasts
Railroads
Transportation

Ian R Buck • June 3, 2024

Let’s chat with some of the people riding the Borealis on opening day to find out what this train means to them!

The State of the Union (Depot) Address

Podcasts
Railroads

Ian R Buck • July 1, 2022

This week we’re joined by Brian Nelson, President of All Aboard Minnesota, to chat about the current status of passenger rail projects in Minnesota.

An Amtrak conductor communicates with the train engineer at a station stop in Red Wing

Second Train to Chicago: Still Running Late

Governance
Planning
Railroads
Transportation

Mike Hicks • July 6, 2015

Last Thursday, after a delay of almost 2½ years, the Amtrak study for adding a second daily train between the Chicago and the Twin Cities was finally released. The agreement to begin the supposed nine-month study was signed back on May 3, 2012, and it finally arrived on July 2, 2015, thirty-eight months later. Cue […]