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Good news!? The Amtrak Borealis will be running limited operations starting tomorrow. The Borealis was canceled because of the Horizon recall, but will be back up and running limited service using Superliners.

By its first anniversary in May, Borealis ridership will easily exceed all annual ridership forecasts, making it a Midwest success story!

AAMN statement on @Amtrak CEO Steven Gardner's departure

Did you know…..

These 15 potential new Amtrak routes would add more than 23,000 rail miles to the system, serve more than 60 new metropolitan areas, and provide rail access to 39 million people that currently don’t have it More >> fastcompany.com/91266350/this-…

With those rail lines, previously stranded regions of the country are suddenly connected with bright lines representing passenger rail. They would make the country’s rail network considerably fuller and would bring rail service to all of the lower 48 states.

What would the country could look like if 15 additional long-distance routes were added?

Full report >> progressiverailroading.com/amtrak/news/FR…

Coming onto KC

Amtrak's Borealis line connecting Milwaukee to the Twin Cities and Chicago has maintained a steady ridership and boasts one of the highest load factors of any train service in the region, according to an analysis by The Daily Cardinal

Ready for spring break? Might we suggest a trio by rail…

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It’s a myth that highways pay for themselves through gas taxes…

All Aboard Minnesota proposes a passenger rail line from the Twin Cities through southern Minnesota, serving Northfield, Owatonna, Faribault, Albert Lea, on to Des Moines, IA and Kansas City, Mo

Amtrak's Borealis line connecting Milwaukee to the Twin Cities and Chicago has maintained a steady ridership and boasts one of the highest load factors of any train service in the region, according to an analysis by @dailycardinal Full article >> dailycardinal.com/article/2025/0…

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