A Trip on the Inaugural Borealis Train
The first Borealis Amtrak train out of St. Paul included microwaved food, press conferences, tornado warnings and lots of praise from politicians.
Tag Archives: Rail
Re-imagining Commuter Rail in a Post-Pandemic World
Current transit expansion plans are strong, but light rail extensions and bus rapid transit cannot be the end-all be-all of our ambitions.
Rethinking I-94: The Case for a Twin Cities S-Bahn
The proposed I-94 rail corridor would not be a sole commuter route, as MnDOT suggested, but the spine of a larger regional system.
Could the Commuter Rail from Minneapolis to Duluth be a Flop?
A recent Star Tribune post on a new bus service starting at $9 to Duluth got me thinking about all the recent talk about having a government-sponsored, commuter rail service to Duluth. Amtrak recently announced that it was interested in investing $600 million to develop a rail service from Minneapolis to Superior and Duluth, using […]
Sunday Summary – February 24, 2019
Winter In 2018, Melissa Wenzel decided to commit to 30 Days of Winter Biking; in 2019, she wanted to have virtual company by encouraging others via Twitter and her streets.mn posts to join the fun. It worked! Here’s the story of Melissa’s January of cycling, plus interviews and reports from others who took up the […]