Happy Holidays from All Aboard Minnesota! And a look ahead!

We wish you a wonderful holiday season, and as always, you our members and friends, are the reason we continue our work for more passenger rail service in Minnesota and throughout the upper Midwest. As we celebrate 10 years officially as a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit, we are truly grateful for your voice, support, and generosity which keeps us going.

Next year will demonstrate significant progress for all of us:

• We anticipate the 2nd Twin Cities to Chicago train beginning service,
• The updated Minnesota State Rail Plan being released,
• And the Federal Railroad Administration will announce its recommendations of long-distance Amtrak routes to be added to the national network. We will keep you posted on all of these developments.

For our part, All Aboard Minnesota is planning more public outreach meetings, advocacy and education to extend the 2nd Twin Cities to Chicago train to Fargo/Moorhead with a daytime schedule on the Empire Builder route, and begin public outreach, advocacy and education for the Twin Cities to Kansas City route.

Our 2024 plans also include a new video series, and expanded social media reach to engage new audiences, along with a communication, public relations campaign to kick off the 2nd Twin Cities - Chicago train.

We are very grateful that so many of you have generously donated with your membership renewals, and at our 10th Anniversary event. We rely on your membership dues and donations to enable our work with you to expand passenger rail.

If you wish to make a year-end donation, or add to what you've already given, we welcome your generosity. You can donate online here: Donate Here or send us a check at: P.O. Box 4212, St. Paul MN, 55104.

We want to leave you with the message that your voice has made the difference and made it possible to expand passenger rail in Minnesota. We have literally reached thousands of people across the state, and there is more support than ever in the Minnesota Legislature for passenger rail, and that is due to YOU! We thank you and look forward to many more years with you to expand our cause.

Thanks again for all who attended our 10th Anniversary event on Saturday, Nov 18. It was a great turnout! Picture of one of our founders, Jerry Ratliff, presenting below on how it all got started!