Just posted, the new MnDOT Minnesota State Rail Plan. We certainly welcome our members and friends input. We will analyze the plan over the coming weeks and get our feedback to MnDOT. We will keep you posted as to how everything unfolds and will prov ...

Absolutely horrible news today about Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband. We worked with Rep. Hortman for years on passenger rail issues. She was a forward thinker when it came our mission and cause along with transit for the entire state. In our op ...

All Aboard Minnesota is very concerned about Steven Gardner's departure from Amtrak, its potential implications, and Elon Musk's calls for privatization. We adamantly oppose any service cuts, including the long-distance trains and our Empire Builder. ...

FRA sends Amtrak long-distance service study to Congress. In the report, the FRA prioritizes 15 new long-distance routes and calls for restoration of Amtrak's daily service on its Cardinal and Sunset Limited routes. The FRA worked on the study from 2 ...

Minnesota Legislature Is not off to a good start. Due to several disputed Minnesota House seats, neither party has a quorum, and the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled on Friday January 25 that the House cannot conduct its business without a quarum. De ...

With the changing Presidency the year ahead could prove challenging for passenger rail. The first Trump administration was quite hostile to Amtrak and wanted to severely cut funding. With the IIJA act passed in 2022, there was $66B included for Amtra ...

We have just sourced from WisDOT, MnDOT, Amtrak, and the Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passenger a number of statistics and information about the Borealis performance this summer and Amtrak's fiscal year which ended on September 30, 2024. This i ...

As we have for many years now, All Aboard Minnesota attended the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commisions annual meeting, which was held at the St. Paul Union Depot in November 2024 Here are some of the highlights from that meeting about what is ...

Trains Article Analysis - WASHINGTON — The increases weren’t large compared to pre-pandemic 2019, but more Northeast Regional frequencies enabled Amtrak to capture enough travel demand to beat the company’s previous overall record ridership in fiscal ...

Well, we did it!! Citizen advocacy paid off and we finally have our 2nd Twin Cities to Chicago train, the Borealis. Since All Aboard Minnesota’s inception, we have worked with you, our members and friends, to get this service started and to make your ...