Why Amtrak’s New Borealis Train Matters

Рет қаралды 1,835

Ай бұрын

On May 21, Amtrak launched a new train called Borealis, serving the corridor between the Twin Cities and Chicago. The train has broader significance than its once-a-day frequency and 79 mph speed limit might suggest. Its enthusiastic launch shows that the communities it serves, their elected leaders, and other decision-makers recognize the importance of this corridor, and its future potential. It also shows the importance of convenient scheduling, multi-state cooperation, and service to communities large and small, for building the public and political support that future expansion will depend on.
Learn about upcoming webinars hosted by the Alliance: www.hsrail.org/events/
Tell the United States Congress: It’s time to reconnect the country with high-speed and regional rail: www.hsrail.org/federal-petition/
Become a member of the High Speed Rail Alliance: www.hsrail.org/join-us/
The High Speed Rail Alliance is a 501(C)(3) non-profit, supported by individual members like you, who want fast, frequent, and affordable trains throughout North America.

Пікірлер: 11

@Positivitypapi Ай бұрын

Great video Rick and it was awesome meeting you at the USHSR conference!!

@AnalytiKroll Ай бұрын

Evanstonian here who is a major proponent of the KRM. While the Hiawatha is the fastest way between Chicago and Milwaukee, it is lacking in terms of infill stations. The lake shore has much more TOD with four possible stops having transit centers at Evanston, Waukegan, Kenosha, and Racine.

@Robbi496 Ай бұрын

I grew up in Evanston. There is no easy way to get from Union Station to the METRA thru Evanston. Also, The Milwaukee Road always had more riders than thw then C & NW line.

@danscott1788 Ай бұрын

Can you provide any updates on the Muskego Yards mainline project in Milwaukee and the Sangamon County Transportation center in Springfield ? Both are needed for improved service, and need funding now to proceed to construction. Same goes for CrossRail/CREATE. As an aside, it appears that the Corridor ID program, while creating a uniform process for identifying and funding routes, may have the side effect of delaying existing projects. Either that or else the Midwest is just getting short changed.

@stratagama Ай бұрын

I of course want high-speed trains and I always encourage them whenever I can. But even at conventional rail speeds corridors that have their two terminus' separated by 300-800 miles would benefit greatly from having a minimum of three round trips a day. Imagine early a.m. departure. A midday departure and an overnight train.

@mulad Ай бұрын

There are a lot of commuter railcars out there these days, and riders haven't all returned yet after the pandemic, so it would be great to borrow some of those while new manufacturing gets spun up. I suspect that could only buffer things for a couple years, though. If only Chicago used something more modern than the Gallery cars...

@georgekarnezis4311 Ай бұрын

New metra rolling stock is expected next year.

@allenwinston9225 Ай бұрын

What is the Wisconsin High Speed Rail Alliance Coordinator name? I want to get involved in Wisconsin. Regional Planning groups are lobbyists for high highways.

@davidjackson7281 Ай бұрын

Will a second and faster train be added to the service this year?

@sniperdps Ай бұрын

It’s amazing what a massive difference the little things make. All they had to do was use the standard method of booking train tickets (as done in Europe), or airplane tickets and let you pick your seats on the train so that families and groups can sit together. Ruined our trip. 1 star. Won’t take the train again.