Over 250,000 passengers have used Amtrak's Borealis line as of the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the rail service said July ...

Amtrak’s Borealis reached the 250,000-passenger milestone during the July 4th holiday weekend, the passenger operator has ...

Amtrak's Borealis line celebrates 250,000 riders in its first year, offering travel between the Twin Cities and Chicago with ...

Amtrak's Borealis train is the place to be.In less than six months, the route between St. Paul and Chicago is already celebrating a major milestone with 100,000 passengers.

Borealis operates under a contract Amtrak has with the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois. In its first 11 days, more than 6,600 travelers rode the line, according to the railroad’s ...

The Borealis, a mid-day Amtrak train from the downtown St. Paul Union Depot to Chicago, launched in late May following decades of advocacy by rail fans eager to see a second train roll out daily ...

Both Cincinnati and Cleveland have Amtrak stations, but Columbus doesn’t. Plans continue to bring passenger rail to Columbus, ...

The Amtrak Borealis train pulls out Union Depot in St. Paul for its inaugural trip to Chicago on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The new service joins the current Empire Builder route, ...

Amtrak's Borealis train, from Milwaukee to the Twin Cities, had more than 200,000 riders in its first year. Alex Groth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Wed, May 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM UTC.

The Borealis is the first passenger rail service expansion in Wisconsin in 22 years. Amtrak is trending to set a new all-time record for national travel this year, according to Lang.

The Amtrak Borealis, a new rail line connecting Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul, has only been operating for about a month, but already thousands of passengers have taken the trip.

Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner, holding golden key, stands outside the Borealis train during a stop in Columbus, WI. Amtrak recently chose five Wisconsin corridors for the study of new or additional ...