Post Bonding Bill - StarTrib article on the 2nd Proposed Passenger Train - Twin Cities to Chicago

Great article in the StarTrib about the outcome of the 2nd Train per the recently passed MN Bonding Bill. As the article points out, the $3M that funded passenger rail in a close to final version was moved to fund the Grassy Point Bridge project in Duluth, which will ultimately help NLX. What is interesting is that funding was also in the Bonding Bill for several freight rail projects in such areas as Moorhead, MN and Anoka County. Maybe we can get more legislators on board by using the freight rail benefit lens. Utimately though, we must convince the Minnesota State Legislature, perhaps along with cities and counties, to fund the states $10M matching dollars to receive the Federal Railroad Administrations CRISI grant awarded this summer to get the 2nd Train rolling. You can read the article here: https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-funding-for-second-train-to-chicago-thwarted/572974172/.