Midwest Regional Rail Initiative

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Now that mosts states have submitted their pre-apps for ARRA funding, I thought we could look into what the Midwest states are wishing for..

I wll segment postings by state to aid to further specific discussion.

Minnesota: $382 million
St. Paul Union Depot
$137 million for build a multimodal transit hub at the St. Paul Union Depot. The project includes final design work and construction

Midwest Regional Rail Initiative
$50 million for Chicago-Milwaukee-Twin Cities passenger rail corridor project, which would include environmental documentation, preliminary engineering and design work.

Northstar Phase II
$150 million for a Minneapolis to St. Cloud passenger rail service. The project includes final design and construction

Northern Lights Express
$45 million for the Northern Lights Express intercity rail line between Duluth and Minneapolis. The project includes preliminary engineering and design work.


http://www.dot.state.mn.us/newsrels/...nger-rail.html