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The Rochester - Twin Cities Rail Corridor (Zip Rail)

The Rochester - Twin Cities Rail Corridor, or Zip Rail, is an approximately 100-mile corridor located between Rochester and the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan Area (Twin Cities). The corridor includes Olmsted, Dodge, Goodhue, Rice, Dakota, Ramsey and Hennepin counties. The rail corridor is planned to connect Rochester with existing and/or proposed transportation facilities in Minneapolis/St. Paul and is consistent with an eventual high speed passenger rail regional connection between the Twin Cities and Chicago. Zip Rail offers a different type of service than commuter rail or existing rail service:

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Project Impact(s): Economic Development, Transportation

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Collaborators 

Lead Organization: North American High Speed Rail Group (NAHSR)

Contact: TBD ; Email: TBD ; Phone: TBD

Known/Likely Collaborators: North American High Speed Rail Group (NAHSR)

Potential Collaborators:


Related Projects

LINK - Bus Rapid Transit ; Rochester, MN Transit Development Plan Update


Impacts 

Major Impact: 

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Economic Development, Transportation

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Reports on: The Rochester - Twin Cities Rail Corridor (Zip Rail)


The Rochester - Twin Cities Rail Corridor (Zip Rail): if becoming more real then what? (June 26, 2016)

It's full steam ahead for a private rail company looking to build a high-speed rail line from Rochester to the Twin Cities. North American High Speed Rail Group's Chief Manager Wendy Meadley said a preliminary study of the possible route has not turned up any major problems." A lot of speculation still at this point. If becoming more real, how does ZIP rail end points get connected to Rochester transit system and DMC transportation network.

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The Rochester - Twin Cities Rail Corridor (Zip Rail) (October 06, 2015)

With no federal funding for high-speed rail on the horizon, Minnesota Department of Transportation officials are considering suspending work on Zip Rail once an environmental review is done.

"We recognize that without a reliable source of funding for the planning and construction of a high-speed rail line, the project really just is in kind of limbo," said MnDOT Chief of Staff Eric Davis.

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