Get on Board Forum in St. Cloud Press Release

MEDIA CONTACT
Brian W. Nelson
612-781-2894 (Telephone)
allaboardminnesota@gmail.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For immediate release: September 12, 2018
Get on Board forum is September 26 in St. Cloud
Event to educate and activate supporters of passenger rail expansion

September 12, 2018 (St. Cloud, MN) The passenger rail advocacy group All Aboard
Minnesota is encouraging community members to learn more about the benefits of
proposed additional passenger train service connecting St. Cloud to Fargo, the Twin Cities
and Chicago on September 26.

The Get on Board forum takes place Wednesday, September 26 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30
p.m. at the Great River Regional Library in St. Cloud. "There has been discussion of
extending the Northstar commuter service to St. Cloud. We will discuss the differences
between commuter rail service and long distance Amtrak type passenger service" said All
Aboard Minnesota President Brian Nelson. “We will focus on how those in and around St.
Cloud will benefit personally, the advantages of adding more long distance rail passenger
service, and what citizens can do to make these plans happen.”

Nelson will present details of the proposed additional passenger train service and believes
more train service is a great step towards a more connected Minnesota. “Did you know that
139,000 Minnesotans annually use the one train we have currently, the "Empire
Builder?" said Nelson. “Offering more passenger train service through St. Cloud to the Twin
Cities and Chicago expands mobility opportunities not only for travelers between the two
major metropolitan areas, but for all of the other communities in between.”

About All Aboard Minnesota.
All Aboard Minnesota is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit advocacy and education organization
focused on the expansion and development of more long distance rail passenger service as
part of a balanced transportation system. We are dedicated to the development of fast,
comfortable, frequent, intercity passenger train services within and connecting Minnesota to
the upper Midwest.

For more information, All Aboard Minnesota can be reached at (612) 781-2894 or on the
Web at: www.allaboardmn.org.
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