So The Great River line or TCMC is currently testing trains for the new line between Chicago and St Paul. It intends to run for about 7 hours between Chicago and St. Paul and have 13 stops with the possibly of adding 2 more with an extension to St. Cloud
aleatoryw asked:
hi Amtrak, do you happen to know when the new line between the twin cities and Chicago will start running??? I want it, gimme
According to MNDOT the first trains could start running this year but that seems somewhat unlikely and construction will finish in 2025
The upper midwest could easily become as interconnected as the Northeast, Lets explore what steps are needed to do that.
I am defining the upper midwest as Northern Illinois and Indiana, alongside Wisconsin and Minnesota. So the Major cities we are looking at are Minneapolis, Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Duluth, and Chicago
Firstly Given the Blog we are going to look at the key amtrak routes.
Firstly we have one of the most important, Minneapolis- Duluth or the Northern Lights Express, it has already been funded by the Minnesota state legislature and should begin construction in the next few years.
Next up we have the St. Paul to Milwaukee to Chicago line, also known as TCMC. The it is also already funded by Minnesota and Wisconsin and is expected to open fully in 2025 with limited service starting this year according to MNDOT.
Finally we have the 2 less likely lines which need state funding and federal funding from the infrastructure bill. Those are the Madison Line which would be a spur of TCMC and the Fox cities line which would run from Milwaukee to Green Bay
