Assessing Feasibility of Intermodal Transport of Agricultural and Related Products on Short Line and Regional Railroads
- Final Report (external PDF)
CP/DM&E Southern Rail Corridor of Rochester, MN
- Executive Summary (PDF 798 KB)
- Passenger Rail Addendum (PDF 69 KB)
- Proposed Route Map (PDF 968 KB)
Southwest Minnesota Regional Freight Study
- Executive Summary (PDF 1.4 MB)
- Final Report (PDF 8.2 MB)
2005 Statewide Freight Plan
- Executive Summary (PDF 263 KB)
- Statewide Freight Plan (PDF 4.0 MB)
Twin Ports Intermodal Terminal Study (July 2003)
- Final Report (PDF 8.0 MB)
Amtrak Critical Link 2007 Report
- Full Critical Link 2007 Document (external PDF)
Bottineau Transitway
Central Corridor LRT
Commuter Rail System Plan
- Cover (PDF 175 KB)
- Section 1 - Introduction (PDF 78 KB)
- Section 2 - Plan Administration Guidelines (PDF 251 KB)
- Section 3 - Funding & Financing Guidelines (PDF 15 KB)
- Section 4 - Project Development Guidelines (PDF 4.4 MB)
- Appendix B - Background Material (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Appendix D - Central Corridor Integrated Schedule (PDF 36 KB)
Metropolitan Council 2030 Transit Master Study
- Full Report (external PDF)
- Appendices (external PDF)
Metropolitan Council 2030 Transportation Policy Plan
- Chapter 4 - Transportation and Land Use (external PDF)
- Chapter 7 - Transit (external PDF)
- Chapter 8 - Freight and Goods Movement (external PDF)
- 2030 Transitways Map 2008 (external PDF)
Midwest Regional Rail Initiative (MWRRI)
- Executive Report, September 2004 (PDF 2.8 MB)
Project Notebook 2004
- Notebook Cover and Table of Contents (PDF 117 KB)
- 1 - Study Context (PDF 401 KB)
- 2. - Strategic Assessment (PDF 276 KB)
- 3 - Proposed Midwest Regional Rail System (PDF 567 KB)
- 4 - Market Analysis (PDF 732 KB)
- 5 - Infrastructure Capital Costs (PDF 268 KB)
- 6 - Freight Capacity Methodology and Results (PDF 2.7 MB)
- 7 - Operating Plan and Operating Costs (PDF 1.6 MB)
- 8 - Implementation Plan (PDF 241 KB)
- 9 - Funding Alternatives (PDF 259 KB)
- 10 - Financial Analysis (PDF 438 KB)
- 11 - Benefit Cost and Economic Analysis (2006 Update) (PDF 3.5 MB)
- 12 - Institutional and Organizational Issues (PDF 438 KB)
- 13 - Conclusions and Next Steps (PDF 166 KB)
- Full Report (PDF 9.0 MB)
- Appendices Cover and Table of Contents (PDF 143 KB)
- Appendix 1: Greyhound Presentations (PDF 841 KB)
- Appendix 2: Networks: Air, Bus, Rail, Auto (PDF 559 KB)
- Appendix 3: Zone Systems (PDF 671 KB)
- Appendix 4: Station to Station O-D Data by State (PDF 732 KB)
- Appendix 5: FRA Forecast Comparisons (PDF 53 KB)
- Appendix 6: Joint Powers Agreement Draft (PDF 59 KB)
- Appendix 7: TEMS Inc. RightTrack Model (PDF 375 MB)
- Appendix 8: Train Schedules by Implementation Phase (PDF 89 KB)
- Appendix 9: Capital Cost Estimates (PDF 388 KB)
- Appendix 10: Track Cost Global Evaluation (PDF 389 KB)
- Appendix 11: Finance and Operating Statistics (PDF 112 KB)
- Appendix 12: Innovative Financing (PDF 2.5 MB)
Economic Impacts
- Economic Impacts of the Midwest Regional Rail System (PDF 3.9 MB)
North Coast Hiawatha Service Study
- Full Report (external PDF)
Northern Lights Express (Minneapolis-Duluth/Superior Corridor)
TEMS Feasibility Study
- Chapters 1-2 (PDF 3.2 MB)
- Chapter 3 (PDF 4.3 MB)
- Chapters 4-10 (PDF 2.8 MB)
- Appendices (PDF 5.8 MB)
Northstar Commuter Rail
Environmental Assessment
- Executive Summary, Introduction, Purpose and Need (Chapters 1-2) (PDF 218 KB)
- Chapter 3 - Alternatives (PDF 120 KB)
- Chapter 3 Figures (PDF 28.6 MB)
- Chapter 4 - Environmental Consequences (PDF 282 KB)
- Chapter 4 Figures (PDF 2.3 MB)
- Chapter 5- Public and Agency Involvement/Permits and Approvals (PDF 89 KB)
- Chapter 6 - Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation (PDF 91 KB)
- Chapter 6 Figures (PDF 569 KB)
- Appendix (PDF 7.0 MB)
- Full EA (PDF 38.9 MB)
Red Rock Corridor Transitway
- Commuter Rail Feasibility Executive Summary (external PDF)
- Final Report (external PDF)
Rochester Rail Link
- Rochester Rail Link Feasibility Study (PDF 1.8 MB)
Rush Line Corridor
- Alternatives Analysis Information (external PDF)
Southwest Transitway
Tri-State Rail Studies
Tri-State II Rail Study - 2000
- Tri-State II Rail Study (PDF 9.1 MB)
- Appendices (PDF 17.0 MB)
Tri-State Rail Study - 1991
- Tri-State Rail Study (PDF 6.5 MB)
- 1990 Preliminary Findings (PDF 477 MB)
Vision for High-Speed Rail in America
- High-Speed Rail Strategic Plan (external PDF)
- High-Speed Rail Corridor Route Map (external PDF)
Vision for the Future: U.S. Intercity Passenger Rail Network Through 2050
- Executive Summary (external PDF)
- Full Report (external PDF)
Quick Links
- Passenger Rail Forum
- State Plan: 2009-2028 MnDOT is currently updating Minnesota's Statewide Transportation Plan.
- More about Passenger Rail and Freight
- Freight & Passenger Rail Studies
- Federal Railroad Administration
Passenger Rail Initiatives
- Passenger Rail -About passenger rail in Minnesota
- Northstar Commuter Rail
- Midwest Regional Rail System Wisconsin DOT: Economic Impacts of the MRRS (PDF 2.3 MB)