Minnesota legislature approves funding for Northern Lights Express passenger service
By Steve Glischinski | May 22, 2023 Passenger service would link Twin Cities and Duluth/Superior Amtrak's North Star from the Twin Cities arrives i...
By Steve Glischinski | May 22, 2023 Passenger service would link Twin Cities and Duluth/Superior Amtrak's North Star from the Twin Cities arrives in Duluth, Minn. on Sept. 23, 1983. The new Northern Lights Express will use much the same route of the North Star bringing Amtrak service back to Duluth for the first time since April 7, 1985, when the North Star was discontinued when state funding was cut. Steve Glischinski. ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Legislature has approved a transportation measure that includes nearly $195 million in funding for the Northern Light Express passenger rail service from the Twin Cities to Duluth, Minn.