April 19, 2015

All Aboard Minnesota provides more comments for the State Rail Plan

MnDot asked for any final comments regarding the State Rail Plan, so we took the opportunity to update and add to our original statement.  These comments can be found the "About" section, "What's New" tab.  Let us know your thoughts! ...

April 19, 2015

National Train Day May 9!

All Aboard Minnesota will be participating in National Train Day at St. Paul Union Depot on May 9, from 11:00am - 4:00pm.  A hearty thank you to our members who have volunteered to help this day!  Will be a day of many activities and events, and fun ...

February 28, 2015

All Aboard MN Board meets with MnDot

As we have mentioned previously, MnDot received our response to their updated State Rail Plan, and asked to meet with us.  Selected members of the All Aboard Minnesota Board met with MnDot staff in mid Feb and had a great converstion.   We discussed ...

February 28, 2015

BNSF Update Page - New Photos

Thanks to Kurt, we've added a couple new photos with descriptions about the BNSF construction on the Hi-Line, good descriptions of what's going on and now mostly completed.  Check it out! ...

January 1, 2015

MNDOT State Rail Plan- Our response

Every five years, the State of Minnesota is required to update and submit its rail plan, among others, and resubmit to the Feds.  That time is now, and The All Aboard Minnesota Board has taken a comprehensive look at the plan and has written a thorou ...

January 1, 2015

Happy New Year - and Empire Builder to resume "normal" schedule

Happy New Year to all!  The Board of All Aboard Minnesota would like to especially thank all of the members that have joined us this year and we sincerely appreciate all of your comments and suggestions.  We could not do our work without you! As we n ...

December 14, 2014

Wisconsin Association of RR Passengers Introduces All Aboard Minnesota

A special Thank you to the Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers for introducing All Aboard MN in their latest newsletter. You can read their newsletter here; Wisarp Badger Rails Newsletter 2014-6 (Nov-Dec) ...

December 14, 2014

Amtrak and Federal transportation budget situation

Here is an update on how Amtrak is faring under the $1.1 Trillion Budget that is headed for President Obama' desk: Transportation Overall funding for transportation programs would remain largely flat. The Transportation Department would get $17.8 bil ...

November 22, 2014

MNDot to host open houses for Minneapolis-Duluth High Speed Rail Service

Open houses slated for proposed Minneapolis-Duluth high-speed rail service The Minnesota Department of Transportation will host four open houses next month to solicit public input and answer questions on the proposed Northern Lights Express (NLX) ...

November 22, 2014

All Aboard Minnesota is now a 501 (c) 3 Status Non-Profit!

We are very pleased to announce that the IRS has granted us 501 (c) 3 status as a non-profit organization.  This status backdates to our incorporation with the State of Minnesota on July 5, 2013.  All of your donations and membership dues are now tax ...