State Rail Plan Update

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The State Rail Plan is a mode-specific plan that builds on the Minnesota GO vision. We're updating our State Rail Plan to guide the development of Minnesota’s rail system for the next 20 years. We're committed to hearing from everyone in Minnesota about the value and impact of railroads as an element of the state's Multimodal Transportation System.


Photo Courtesy David Schauer (used with permission)

Public engagement opportunities

The second round of public engagement associated with the State Rail Plan was completed after MnDOT conducted four statewide meeting opportunities for public involvement. At these meetings, we spoke with approximately 200 people regarding their interests in and ideas for the Vision for Rail in Minnesota. Feedback from the public meetings will help guide the development of the final vision for the future state rail system in Minnesota as we proceed toward the creation of a draft of the updated State Rail Plan. A copy of the information shared at the public meetings appears below:

Information from the public meetings

Please see the meeting boards link below to a review the information shared with the public at our December public meetings in Duluth, Rochester, Moorhead, and St Paul as we concluded the second round of public engagement associated with the State Rail Plan update project.


Click here for the Public Meeting Presentation Boards we shared with the public at our December meetings in Duluth, Rochester, Moorhead, and St Paul.

For more opportunities to engage with us, please see:

MnDOT invites and encourages participation by all. If you feel you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability to fully participate in this event (such as an ASL or a spoken language interpreter), or need documents in an alternative format (such as braille or large print), please contact: 651-366-4720 or ADArequest.dot@statemn.us

Photo Courtesy Tom Edwards (used with permission)

The State Rail Plan is a mode-specific plan that builds on the Minnesota GO vision. We're updating our State Rail Plan to guide the development of Minnesota’s rail system for the next 20 years. We're committed to hearing from everyone in Minnesota about the value and impact of railroads as an element of the state's Multimodal Transportation System.


Photo Courtesy David Schauer (used with permission)

Public engagement opportunities

The second round of public engagement associated with the State Rail Plan was completed after MnDOT conducted four statewide meeting opportunities for public involvement. At these meetings, we spoke with approximately 200 people regarding their interests in and ideas for the Vision for Rail in Minnesota. Feedback from the public meetings will help guide the development of the final vision for the future state rail system in Minnesota as we proceed toward the creation of a draft of the updated State Rail Plan. A copy of the information shared at the public meetings appears below:

Information from the public meetings

Please see the meeting boards link below to a review the information shared with the public at our December public meetings in Duluth, Rochester, Moorhead, and St Paul as we concluded the second round of public engagement associated with the State Rail Plan update project.


Click here for the Public Meeting Presentation Boards we shared with the public at our December meetings in Duluth, Rochester, Moorhead, and St Paul.

For more opportunities to engage with us, please see:

MnDOT invites and encourages participation by all. If you feel you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability to fully participate in this event (such as an ASL or a spoken language interpreter), or need documents in an alternative format (such as braille or large print), please contact: 651-366-4720 or ADArequest.dot@statemn.us

Photo Courtesy Tom Edwards (used with permission)

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