High Speed Passenger Rail - Minneapolis to Duluth

High Speed Passenger Rail - Minneapolis to Duluth

Pawlenty lends support to Obama high speed rail plans PDF Print E-mail

By Andy Birkey 4/13/09 6:57 PM
The Minnesota Independent

mwrrs700Gov. Tim Pawlenty was one of eight Midwestern governors to urge Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to make the Midwestern Regional Rail Initiative (MWRRI) a top priority in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The act, which includes a last-minute $8 billion for high-speed rails, would create a high-speed passenger rail that links Minneapolis and Chicago; a trip by rail between the cities would take about five and half hours.

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Final Piece of Northstar Puzzle now in place PDF Print E-mail

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The final piece of the Northstar Commuter Rail project financial puzzle is in place.

When President Barack Obama signed the $410 billion spending bill for the 2009 federal fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, 2008, there was $71.1 million included for Northstar.

That’s the final installment of the federal government’s $161.9 million commitment to the $320 million project, according to Tim Yantos, executive director of both the Anoka County Regional Rail Authority and the Northstar Corridor  Development Authority (NCDA).

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Corridor Speed Report - 90 mph v. 110 mph PDF Print E-mail

Transportation Economics & Management Systems, Inc. (TEMS) has prepared a report comparing the speed options for the NLX corridor.

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