On May 21, the first ever Amtrak Borealis train departed St. Paul for Chicago. With passenger rail in the United States in decline for decades prior, the opening of a new route was a historic moment.

The other train Amtrak operates in the corridor, the Chicago-Seattle/Portland Empire Builder, also added 40,000 new riders in the fiscal year, but we don’t know where on the route those riders ...

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Transportation estimates it will cost $311 million to restore Amtrak passenger rail ... Laura Kliewer, director of the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission, ...

More:Could national Amtrak ... of the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission, urged KDOT to expand the scope of planning to consider advantages of extending the Heartland Flyer route to ...

More Americans rode Amtrak trains than ever in 2024 ... one new temporary train service and expanding four additional routes as part of its push to double ridership to 66 million by 2040.

Laura Kliewer, director of the Midwest Interstate ... director of government affairs for Amtrak, declined to make such a pledge. “No, it’s a state-supported route,” he said.

Night - Cloudy. Winds from SW to WSW at 5 to 6 mph (8 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 21 °F (-6.1 °C). Cloudy with a high of 42 °F (5.6 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 6 mph (8 to 9.7 kph ...

For more details, see below free route airspace implementation map - 2024 outlook and download the latest FRA implementation projection chart This map is for information purposes only. This document ...

"Potentially treacherous travel Friday night into Saturday morning as freezing rain develops (greater than 80% chance) and coats surfaces with ice," forecasters with the National Weather Service ...