Ridership of Amtrak's Borealis line with service from Milwaukee to the Twin Cities and Chicago climbed to more than 200,000 passengers in its first year of operation, the agency reported May 21.

The Amtrak Borealis line, which runs from St. Paul to Chicago, surpassed ridership expectations during its first year, ...

Ridership of Amtrak's Borealis line with service from the Twin Cities to Milwaukee and Chicago climbed to more than 200,000 passengers in its first year of operation, the agency reported May 21.

Remember, Borealis is an existing train in that corridor. Amtrak would not provide data about how many of Borealis’s riders rode only that portion of the route, but WisARP released WisDOT data ...

Amtrak’s Borealis, the passenger rail line running between St. Paul’s Union Depot and Chicago’s Union Station, recently ...

With infrastructure projects underway and expansion plans in motion, Amtrak faces a critical need for sustainable investment.

For Louise Curnow from Duluth and Kristine Hilde from Winona, riding across the country by train is the best way to travel. The two stood on the lower level of their April 17 Amtrak Borealis train ...

The Amtrak Borealis line from St. Paul to Chicago saw more than 100,000 riders in its first five-and-a-half months. But for now, those train wheels are temporarily replaced with rubber.

according to Amtrak. “When the Borealis launched in May 2024, it was the first passenger rail service expansion in Wisconsin in more than two decades. The train has since become a resounding ...