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{{Short description|Amtrak inter-city rail service}}
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{{Use American English|date=May 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name            = '''''Borealis'''''
| image           = File:Westbound Borealis at Red Wing station, May 2024 (cropped).jpg
| image_width     = 300px
| caption         = The westbound ''Borealis'' at [[Red Wing station]] in May 2024
| type            = [[Inter-city rail]]
| status          = Operating
| locale          = [[Midwestern United States]]
| predecessor     = {{nowrap|''[[Twin Cities Hiawatha]]'',}} {{nowrap|''[[Twin Cities 400]]'',}} ''[[Viking (train)|Viking]]'' {{nowrap|''[[Twin Zephyr]]''}}, ''[[Laker (train)|Laker]]''
| first           = {{start date|2024|05|21}}<ref name="auto">{{cite tweet |user=Amtrak|number=1785698197865705860|title=Today's our birthday, but we're giving you a gift — the brand-new Borealis service! Enjoy round-trip daily trips between Saint Paul, MN and Chicago, IL onboard Borealis starting May 21st.}}</ref>
| operator        = [[Amtrak]]
| ridership2      = {{Amtrak route ridership|Borealis}}
| start           = {{Amtk|Chicago}}, Illinois
| stops           = 11
| end             = {{Amtk|Saint Paul}}, Minnesota
| distance        = {{cvt|411|mi}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Borealis - MnDOT |url=https://www.dot.state.mn.us/passengerrail/borealis/index.html |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=www.dot.state.mn.us |language=en}}</ref>
| journeytime     = 7 hours, 20 minutes
| frequency       = Once daily
| trainnumber     = 1333, 1340
| class           = {{plainlist|
* Coach Class
* Business Class
}}
| access          = Yes
| catering        = [[Amfleet#Café|Café]]
| baggage         = Overhead racks
| stock           = [[GE Genesis]]<br />[[Siemens Charger]]<br />[[Horizon (railcar)|Horizon]] coaches <br />[[Amfleet]] café
| gauge           = {{track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| speed           = {{Convert|54|mph|abbr=on}} ({{Tooltip|avg.|average speed (including stops)}})<br />{{Convert|79|mph|abbr=on}} ({{Tooltip|top|top speed}})
| owners          = [[Canadian Pacific Kansas City|CPKC]], [[Metra]]
| map             = {{Amtrak Borealis}}
| map_state       = collapsed
}}

The '''''Borealis''''', referred to as '''''Twin Cities–Milwaukee–Chicago''''' ('''''TCMC''''') during planning, is an [[Amtrak]] [[inter-city rail]] service that operates daily between [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], and [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]], [[Minnesota]], via [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]. Service began on May 21, 2024, under the [[Amtrak Midwest]] brand.

The train supplements the long-distance ''[[Empire Builder]]'', serving the same stations but with higher reliability and complementary departure times. As an extension of an existing Chicago–Milwaukee ''[[Hiawatha (Amtrak train)|Hiawatha]]'' train, the ''Borealis'' doubled Amtrak service frequency between Milwaukee and Saint Paul.

==History==
===Previous services===
Prior to [[Amtrak]], private railroads ran passenger service between the Twin Cities and Chicago on several corridors. The [[Chicago and North Western Railway]] (C&NW) operated Twin Cities–Chicago trains via Madison until the late 1950s, and via Milwaukee until the ''[[Twin Cities 400]]'' was discontinued on July 23, 1963.<ref name=heartland>{{Sanders-Heartland}}</ref>{{rp|163}} The [[Milwaukee Road]] ran all its Twin Cities–Chicago trains via Milwaukee; by 1971, all that remained of the railroad's Twin Cities service was the daily ''[[Twin Cities Hiawatha|Morning Hiawatha]]'' plus the eastbound ''Fast Mail''. The [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad]] (CB&Q) operated a more westerly Twin Cities–Chicago route via [[Savanna, Illinois]]. It merged into the [[Burlington Northern Railroad]] (BN) in 1970; by 1971, the BN offered three daily Twin Cities–Chicago round trips on the ''[[Morning Zephyr]]'', ''[[Afternoon Zephyr]]'', ''[[Empire Builder]]'', and ''[[North Coast Limited]]''.<ref name=rescue>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.transportation.northwestern.edu/docs/2011/2011.07.22.Phillips_RoadtoRescue.pdf |magazine=Classic Trains |via=Northwestern University Transportation Center |title=The Road to Rescue |date=July 22, 2011 |first=Don |last=Phillips |pages=22–31 |access-date=March 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901232545/http://www.transportation.northwestern.edu/docs/2011/2011.07.22.Phillips_RoadtoRescue.pdf |archive-date=September 1, 2016 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref name=eve>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://ctr.trains.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/f/7/7/passenger_trains_operating_on_the_eve_of_amtrak.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826050444/https://ctr.trains.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/f/7/7/passenger_trains_operating_on_the_eve_of_amtrak.pdf |archive-date=August 26, 2012 |chapter=Passenger trains operating on the eve of Amtrak |title=Journey to Amtrak |first=Harold A. |last=Edmonson |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing |year=1972}}</ref>
[[File:Two trains at Midway station, May 20, 1978.jpg|thumb|left|The ''North Coast Hiawatha'' (left) and ''North Star'' at [[Midway station (Minnesota)|Midway station]] in St. Paul in 1978]]
Amtrak took over most intercity passenger rail service in the United States on May 1, 1971, keeping only half of existing service. The only Twin Cities–Chicago service that remained was the ''Empire Builder'', which was rerouted over the Milwaukee Road between the Twin Cities and Chicago in order to serve Milwaukee.<ref name=heartland />{{rp|158}} The tri-weekly ''[[North Coast Hiawatha]]'' began operating on June 14, 1971; it was combined with the ''Empire Builder'' between Minneapolis and Chicago. The ''North Coast Hiawatha'' began operating separately east of Minneapolis on November 14, 1971. A new Minneapolis–Chicago train, the ''Hiawatha'', ran quad-weekly; this provided two daily round trips between Minneapolis and Chicago.<ref name=heartland />{{rp|160}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Nationwide Schedules of Intercity Passenger Service |date=November 14, 1971 |url=http://www.timetables.org/browse/?group=19711114&item=0063 |publisher=Amtrak |via=Museum of Railway Timetables |page=62}}</ref>

The Minneapolis–Chicago train was renamed ''Twin Cities Hiawatha'' on January 16, 1972, but returned to ''Hiawatha'' on October 29, 1972.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Nationwide Schedules of Intercity Passenger Service |date=January 16, 1972 |url=http://www.timetables.org/browse/?group=19720116&item=0063 |via=Museum of Railway Timetables |page=63 |publisher=Amtrak}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Nationwide Schedules of Intercity Passenger Service |date=October 29, 1972 |url=http://www.timetables.org/browse/?group=19721029&item=0051 |via=The Museum of Railway Timetables |page=51 |publisher=Amtrak}}</ref> The ''North Coast Hiawatha'' ran daily during the summers of 1974 to 1977, and the separate ''Hiawatha'' did not operate.<ref name=heartland />{{rp|160}} Twin Cities–Chicago service was temporarily reduced to one daily round trip on September 8, 1977, with the ''Empire Builder'' operating quad-weekly and the ''North Coast Hiawatha'' operating tri-weekly. On October 30, 1977, the two trains were changed to an overnight schedule between Minneapolis and Chicago, with the daily ''Twin Cities Hiawatha'' operating on a daytime schedule on the corridor.<ref name=heartland />{{rp|160}}

On April 30, 1978, the ''Empire Builder'' and ''North Coast Hiawatha'' resumed their former schedules. The ''Twin Cities Hiawatha'' was moved to the overnight schedule and through-routed with the Twin Cities–[[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]] {{lnl|Amtrak|Arrowhead}} to form the {{lnl|Amtrak|North Star}}.<ref name=heartland />{{rp|189}} The ''North Coast Hiawatha'' was discontinued in October 1979, while the ''Empire Builder'' became tri-weekly until 1982.<ref name=heartland />{{rp|166}} The ''North Star'' was discontinued on April 7, 1985; Twin Cities–Chicago service from 1985 to 2024 was only the daily ''Empire Builder''.<ref name=heartland />{{rp|189}}

===TCMC project===
The TCMC project began in 2015 after the conclusion of a feasibility report by Amtrak.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dot.state.mn.us/passengerrail/pdfs/2nd-train-feasibility-report%20.pdf|title=2nd Train Feasibility Report|website=state.mn.us|access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> Based on the favorable ridership and revenue projections [[MnDOT]] led a Phase 1 study in cooperation with [[WisDOT]], [[IDOT]], the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority and the [[Federal Railroad Administration|FRA]] to analyze service alternatives, infrastructure upgrades and anticipated costs.  The Phase 2 study was led by WisDOT to complete the environmental review and prepare a Service Development Plan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dot.state.mn.us/passengerrail/tc-mil-chi/index.html|title=Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago Intercity Passenger Rail Service - MnDOT|website=www.dot.state.mn.us}}</ref> Schedule delays from Seattle to St.&nbsp;Paul have been cited as part of the interest in having a reliable departure time from St. Paul.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sandler |first=Larry |url=https://www.wisbusiness.com/2023/milwaukee-twin-cities-amtrak-service-could-start-later-this-year-while-other-routes-uncertain/ |title=Expanded Milwaukee-Twin Cities Amtrak service may start later this year |publisher=WisBUsiness |date=February 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Vinick |first=Gaby |url=https://www.wpr.org/new-amtrak-service-line-between-milwaukee-stpaul-chicago-could-be-available-2023 |title=All aboard: New service line between Milwaukee, St. Paul, Chicago could be available as soon as late 2023 |publisher=Wisconsin Public Radio |date=February 23, 2023}}</ref>

Infrastructure upgrades for the project are required in La Crosse, La Crescent, Winona and St. Paul. The total capital cost is $53.3 million, which has been fully funded by federal grants, WisDOT and MnDOT.<ref name="booklet20210526">{{cite web |url=https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/projects/multimodal/rail/TCMC-booklet20210526.pdf |title=TCMC Booklet|website=wisconsindot.gov|access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ferraro |first=Nick |date=June 28, 2021 |title=State moves forward with second daily Amtrak train to Chicago. Service could begin in 2024 |publisher=Twin Cities Pioneer Press |url=https://www.twincities.com/2021/06/28/state-moves-forward-with-second-daily-amtrak-train-to-chicago-when-will-they-start-running/}}</ref>  The project is scheduled to begin construction in 2023 and begin operations with one train in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/multimodal/tcmc.aspx|title=Wisconsin Department of Transportation Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago Intercity Passenger Rail Service|website=wisconsindot.gov}}</ref> The TCMC service is anticipated to be the first phase of additional Amtrak service across Wisconsin with eventual extensions to [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]] and [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Eau Claire]].

In a public meeting on December 1, 2022, an Amtrak representative stated that the service was expected to start by summer 2023 with the name '''''Great River''''', after the [[Mississippi River]] ({{lang|oj|Misi-ziibi}} means "Great River" in [[Ojibwe language|Ojibwe]]).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=December 1, 2022 |title=Amtrak® Board of Directors Public Meeting – Attendee Q&A |url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/board-meetings/Amtrak-Board-of-Directors-Meeting-120122-Public-QA.pdf |access-date=January 31, 2023 |website=[[Amtrak]]}}</ref> A paper by the [[Wisconsin Legislature|Wisconsin Legislature's]] Legislative Fiscal Bureau, published on June 6, 2023, for the legislature's Joint Committee on Finance, estimated that service would start in September 2023, with related construction to improve service beginning in early 2024 and ending in mid-to-late 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Horton |first=Ryan |date=June 6, 2023 |title=Paper #778 - Passenger Rail Operations Assistance |url=https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lfb/budget/2023_25_biennial_budget/302_budget_papers/778_transportation_local_transportation_assistance_passenger_rail_operations_assistance.pdf }}</ref> However, in fall 2023 the estimated start date of the train slipped to 2024.<ref name=WisDOT>{{cite web |title=Wisconsin Department of Transportation Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago Intercity Passenger Rail Service |url=https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/multimodal/tcmc.aspx |website=wisconsindot.gov |publisher=[[Wisconsin Department of Transportation]] |access-date=October 30, 2023}}</ref>

In December 2023, the FRA accepted the Chicago–La Crosse–St. Paul route into its [[Corridor Identification and Development Program]]. The move grants $500,000 toward studying additional frequency on the route, and prioritizes the corridor for future federal funding.<ref name="wi-corridor-id">{{cite news |last1=Jannene |first1=Jeramey |title=Wisconsin Wins Grants To Study Five New or Expanded Rail Routes |url=https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2023/12/06/wisconsin-wins-grants-to-study-five-new-or-expanded-rail-routes/ |access-date=December 7, 2023 |work=Urban Milwaukee |date=December 6, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Amtrak Borealis Ribbon Cutting (53737356985).jpg|thumb|Ribbon cutting for the Amtrak Borealis in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]], May 2024]]
In a February 2024 update, WisDOT announced that the service would be named the ''Borealis'' instead of the ''Great River'', and that the train would use refurbished [[Horizon (railcar)|Horizon railcars]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Quarter 1, 2024 Newsletter |url=https://allaboardminnesota.org/about/news/blog/quarter-1-2024-newsletter/ |access-date=29 February 2024 |work=allaboardminnesota.org |publisher=All Aboard Minnesota |date=27 February 2024}}</ref> However, the new name for the service was retracted within 24-hours of its announcement.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weisser |first1=Ian |title=It's still called TCMC for a little longer |url=https://wisarp.wordpress.com/2024/02/29/its-still-called-tcmc-for-a-little-longer/ |website=Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers |access-date=3 March 2024 |language=en |date=29 February 2024}}</ref> Amtrak officially announced the train as the ''Borealis'' in its press release introducing the train and announcing ticket sales on April 30, 2024.<ref>{{Cite press release |last=Magliari |first=Marc |date=2024-04-30 |title=Introducing Amtrak Borealis trains with Expanded Service between St. Paul and Chicago via Milwaukee |url=https://media.amtrak.com/2024/04/introducing-amtrak-borealis-trains-with-expanded-service-between-st-paul-and-chicago-via-milwaukee/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Amtrak Media |language=en-US}}</ref> Service began on May 21, 2024.<ref name=debut>{{Cite news |last=Glischinski |first=Steve |date=May 22, 2024 |title=Amtrak Borealis makes debut |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/amtrak-borealis-makes-debut/ |url-status= |access-date=May 26, 2024 |newspaper=[[Trains magazine|Trains]] |language=en-US}}</ref> During its first 11 days of operation, the ''Borealis'' averaged 604 daily passengers (329 westbound and 275 eastbound). Early demand for the ''Borealis'' prompted Amtrak to consider adding a third daily round trip on the corridor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Canizares |first=Izzy |date=July 2, 2024 |title=Early figures show Borealis train carrying 600 daily passengers between St. Paul, Chicago |url=https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/early-figures-show-borealis-train-carrying-600-passengers-daily-between-st-paul-chicago |access-date=July 6, 2024 |website=Bring Me The News |language=en}}</ref>

===Corridor timeline===
Since Amtrak's takeover on May 1, 1971, the Seattle–Twin Cities–Chicago corridor has been consistently served by the daily ''Empire Builder''. Later that year, service frequency on the Twin Cities–Chicago corridor peaked at two daily round trips after the introduction of the long-distance ''North Coast Hiawatha'' to Seattle, complimented by the truncated ''Hiawatha''. Service frequency was reduced again to a once daily round trip in October 1981, when the ''North Star'' ended [[sleeper train]] service to Chicago, remaining a Twin Cities–Duluth daytime train. In May 2024, one ''[[Hiawatha (Amtrak train)|Hiawatha]]'' round-trip  was extended to Saint Paul as the ''Borealis'', restoring two daily round trips to the corridor. 
{{Amtrak in Minnesota timeline}}

==Operation==
[[File:Eastbound Borealis in Hastings, May 2024.jpg|thumb|left|A ''Borealis'' train in May 2024]]
The ''Borealis'' has eleven intermediate stops between the two terminals. It is scheduled for 7 hours 24 minutes in each direction, including a five-minute stop in Milwaukee.<ref name="YouTube">{{Cite web |title=Twin Cities - Milwaukee - Chicago Intercity Passenger Rail Project Public Presentation |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNrYz1OCtQw |website=[[YouTube]] | date=March 18, 2021 |publisher=Wisconsin DOT}}</ref> The train was an extension of an existing Chicago–Milwaukee ''[[Hiawatha (Amtrak train)|Hiawatha]]'' round trip, renumbered from 333/340 to 1333/1340. Train 1333 departs Chicago at 11:05 am and arrives in St. Paul at 6:29 pm, while Train 1340 departs St. Paul at 11:50 am and arrives in Chicago at 7:14 pm.<ref name=YouTube /> Ridership was projected to be 124,000 passengers per year.<ref name="booklet20210526" /> On October 24, 2024, ''Borealis'' ridership surpassed 100,000 passengers within five months of service.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harlow |first1=Tim |title=Amtrak's Borealis train ridership reaches 100K in five months |url=https://www.startribune.com/amtrak-borealis-train-rider-ridership-union-depot/601168286 |publisher=The Minnesota Star Tribune |date=October 24, 2024 |access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>

A typical ''Borealis'' [[wikt:consist#Etymology 2|consist]] has four [[Horizon Fleet]] coach class cars and one [[Amfleet]] cafe/business class car. One or two [[GE Genesis]] or [[Siemens Charger]]s diesel locomotives are used.<ref name=debut />

An extension of the route to [[Target Field station]] in Minneapolis, [[Fridley station|Fridley]], and [[St. Cloud station|St. Cloud]] has been considered.<ref>{{cite web |title=Feasibility Report on Proposed Amtrak Service Chicago-Milwaukee-LaCrosse-Twin Cities-(St. Cloud) |url=https://www.dot.state.mn.us/passengerrail/pdfs/2nd-train-feasibility-report%20.pdf |publisher=Amtrak}}</ref> Through the federal Corridor ID Program, a second Chicago–Twin Cities route that includes [[Madison, WI|Madison]] and [[Eau Claire, WI|Eau Claire]] is being studied.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gov. Evers, WisDOT Announce Federal Funding Awarded to Study Expansion of Passenger Rail Service in Wisconsin |url=https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIGOV/bulletins/37eff08 |website=Office of Governor Tony Evers |access-date=March 6, 2024}}</ref>
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==Route and stops==
{|class="wikitable"
!State
!Town/City
!Station
!Connections
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Illinois]]||[[Chicago]]||[[Chicago Union Station]]||{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Blue Water}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Carl Sandburg}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|California Zephyr}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|City of New Orleans}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Empire Builder}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Hiawatha}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Illini}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Illinois Zephyr}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Lake Shore Limited}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Lincoln Service}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Pere Marquette}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Saluki}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Southwest Chief}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Texas Eagle}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Wolverine}}, [[Amtrak Thruway]]<br />{{rint|chicago|metra}} [[Metra]]: [[BNSF Line]], [[Heritage Corridor]], [[Milwaukee District North Line]], [[Milwaukee District West Line]], [[North Central Service]], [[SouthWest Service]]<br />{{bus icon}} [[List of Chicago Transit Authority bus routes|CTA Buses]]<br />{{bus icon}} Intercity bus: [[Flixbus]], [[Greyhound Lines]], [[Megabus (North America)|Megabus]], [[Van Galder Bus Company|Van Galder (Coach USA)]]
|-
|[[Glenview, Illinois|Glenview]]||{{amtk|Glenview}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Empire Builder'', ''Hiawatha''<br />{{rint|chicago|Metra}} Metra: Milwaukee District North Line<br />{{bus icon}} [[Pace (transit)|Pace]]
|-
|rowspan=8|[[Wisconsin]]||[[Sturtevant, Wisconsin|Sturtevant]]||{{amtk|Sturtevant}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Hiawatha''
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Milwaukee]]||{{amtk|Milwaukee Airport}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Hiawatha'', Amtrak Thruway
|-
||{{amtk|Milwaukee}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Empire Builder'', ''Hiawatha'', Amtrak Thruway<br />{{bus icon}} Intercity bus: [[Badger Bus]], Greyhound Lines, [[Indian Trails]], [[Jefferson Lines]], Lamers Bus Lines, Megabus, Tornado Bus Company, [[Wisconsin Coach Lines]] <br />{{rint|tram|1}} [[The Hop]]: M Line <br />{{bus icon}} [[Milwaukee County Transit System|MCTS Buses]]
|-
|[[Columbus, Wisconsin|Columbus]]||{{amtk|Columbus}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Empire Builder''<br />{{bus icon}} Intercity bus: Van Galder (Coach USA)
|-
|[[Portage, Wisconsin|Portage]]||{{amtk|Portage}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Empire Builder''<br />{{bus icon}} Intercity bus: Van Galder (Coach USA)
|-
|[[Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin|Wisconsin Dells]]||{{amtk|Wisconsin Dells}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Empire Builder''
|-
|[[Tomah, Wisconsin|Tomah]]||{{amtk|Tomah}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Empire Builder''
|-
|[[La Crosse]]||{{amtk|La Crosse}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Empire Builder''<br />{{bus icon}} Intercity bus: Wisconsin Coach Lines <br />{{bus icon}} [[La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility|MTU]], [[Scenic Mississippi Regional Transit|SMRT]]
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Minnesota]]||[[Winona, Minnesota|Winona]]||{{amtk|Winona}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Empire Builder'' <br />{{bus icon}} [[Winona Transit Service]]
|-
|[[Red Wing, Minnesota|Red Wing]]||{{amtk|Red Wing}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Empire Builder''<br />{{bus icon}} [[Hiawathaland Transit]]
|-
|[[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]]||{{amtk|St. Paul}}||{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Empire Builder'', Amtrak Thruway<br />{{bus icon}} Intercity bus: Greyhound Lines, Jefferson Lines, Megabus<br />{{rint|minnesota|Metro}} [[Metro Transit (Minnesota)|Metro Transit]]: [[Metro Green Line (Minnesota)|Metro Green Line]], {{bus icon}} buses <br /> {{bus icon}} [[Minnesota Valley Transit Authority]]
|}

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