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Over 250,000 passengers have used Amtrak's Borealis line as of the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the rail service said July 15.
Amtrak is having a successful summer, with its newest service, the Borealis, hitting record milestones that have exceeded all expectations since its launch in 2024. With its $6 billion investment ...
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Amtrak's Borealis line reached 250,000 passengers, highlighting a demand for rail travel from the Twin Cities to Chicago in just over a year since its launch.
Ridership of Amtrak's Borealis line with service from Milwaukee to the Twin Cities and Chicago climbed to more than 200,000 passengers in its first year of operation, the agency reported May 21.
The Amtrak Borealis from St. Paul to Chicago alone saw more than 100,000 riders in the first five and a half months. Amtrak Announces Downgrades To Cascades And Borealis Service Over Corrosion ...
Amtrak officials noted that the Borealis offers the opportunity to sit in the café car — or coach or business class — and enjoy the view of the Mississippi River between St. Paul and La ...
After its May 21 launch, Amtrak Borealis attracted hundreds of daily passengers for its train route between St. Paul and Chicago. In its monthly performance report released last week, Amtrak said ...
Amtrak announced on Friday, Oct. 25 that the new state-sponsored Borealis trains between St. Paul and Chicago have propelled year-to-date ridership past the 100,000 customer mark.
That’s an average of about 300 daily passengers in each direction Passengers board for the inaugural trip of Amtrak’s Borealis train to Chicago at Union Depot in St. Paul on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
Amtrak ridership nationally is on pace to set a new all-time record, according to Lang. “Borealis marks the first passenger rail service expansion in Wisconsin in 22 years and people are responding,” ...
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.