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Northern Lights Express: Planned Higher-Speed-Rail Amtrak line from Minneapolis to Duluth

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Northern Lights Express: Planned Higher-Speed-Rail Amtrak line from Minneapolis to Duluth

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https://www.dot.state.mn.us/nlx/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Lights_Express

Top Speed: 90mph (~144 km/h)

Avg. Speed: 60mph (~96 km/h)

Projected Yearly Ridership: 700k

A one-way trip will take about 2.5 hours, roughly the same as driving.

The project has received $194.7M from Minnesota, meeting the 20% local funding required for federal grants

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