By Brady Slater, Duluth News Tribune; February 13, 2019
The country’s largest interstate passenger rail provider was in Duluth last week, exploring service possibilities for the proposed line between the Twin Ports and Twin Cities.
An Amtrak official from the company’s Chicago Union Station office met with the mayors of Duluth and Superior to talk about the $550-million Northern Lights Express Higher Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Project — a years-old vision that remains unfunded while at the same time having cleared significant hurdles in recent years.