Minnesota lawmakers defund Northern Lights Express rail project

Minnesota legislature withdraws funding for Twin Cities-Duluth passenger service

The route of the proposed Northern Lights Express. Minnesota Department of Transportation ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota legislators have passed a bill withdrawing $77 million in funding for development of Northern Lights Express passenger service between the Twin Cities and Duluth, Minn., with one lawmaker calling the proposed rail service “effectively dead.” Along with defunding the passenger project, House File 1143 also cut special education fu…

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Share This StoryOne of a handful of moving parts in a state budget deal that’s still in flux will be sent to the desk of Gov. Tim Walz this week. The result of that deal means a controversial Twin Cities-to-Duluth passenger rail project will be effectively derailed before it begins. This weekend, lawmakers in both the state House and Senate voted to approve HF1143, a bill that provides $100 million in unemployment aid for hourly school workers o…

MN lawmakers pull funding from Northern Lights Express train to Duluth

Minnesota lawmakers delivered a death blow to the proposed Northern Lights Express train that would create passenger train service between Minneapolis and Duluth.

Minnesota lawmakers defund Northern Lights Express rail project

$77 million earmarked for the Twin Cities to Duluth passenger line will be redirected to fund unemployment for seasonal school workers.