Is the Minnesota high speed rail proposal missing a golden opportunity?
Due to the passage of California Prop 1A and the promise of massive public works programs under an Obama stimulus package, high speed rail in the US is receiving a lot of attention lately.
So far, the high speed rail proposals we’ve looked at include California, Texas, Florida, and Illinois. Another such proposal is the Northern Lights Express, which calls for a high speed link between Minneapolis and Duluth, Minnesota.
However, upon doing a little research into this proposed system, we were surprised to find very little official online information for the proposal. In fact, the “Coming Soon” screenshot above is from the apparently official website, northernlightsexpress.org. At a time when nationwide support for high speed rail projects is growing, it seems the proponents of such a project like the Northern Lights Express should at least have a functioning website. (Unless we’re just missing the actual site.)
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2 Comments on Is the Minnesota high speed rail proposal missing a golden opportunity?
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northern crusader on
Wed, 1st Apr 2009 10:43 pm
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bpalmen on
Tue, 28th Apr 2009 5:34 pm
We will do our best to try and kill this senseless and wasteful government project. It’s a train to nowhere situation that nobody will hardly use and if built will die just as the previous amtrak route did in the 80’s.
The plan that some advocates are pushing also completely bypasses Rochester (Minnesota’s third largest city and home of the Mayo Clinic) in favor of small river towns with political influence, like Winona. It’s totally absurd that this might get steamrolled onto the budget without including ANY of Minnesota’s largest cities outside the metro area.
I mean, come on. Rochester is ON THE WAY. Why would you even consider skipping it?
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