Next Steps

The FRA issued a FONSI (finding of no significant impact) in 2018 for the final environmental study.  NLX is ready to apply for federal funds to cover 80% of restoring Amtrak passenger train service in the corridor.

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Northern Lights Express, or NLX, is igniting imaginations around Minnesota and the nation.

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40% of UMD Students come from the Twin Cities

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NLX is a proposed passenger rail project between Target Field Station in Minneapolis and Union Depot in Duluth.

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HIGHER SPEED RAIL:   MINNEAPOLIS TO DULUTH