The Regional Rail Authority will meet Tuesday, September 7, Immediately following the 9 a.m. County Board Meeting in Council Chambers, Third Floor Ramsey County Court House, 15 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. On the agenda is the authority’s 2011 budget hearing and discussion of critical success indicators and performance measures. Click here for [...]
The Regional Rail Authority will hold a hearing on the authority’s proposed 2011 supplemental budget on the morning of Tuesday, August 17, immediately following the Housing and Redevelopment Authority Budget Hearing, in Council Chambers on the third floor of the Ramsey County Court House. Click here for [...]
The Central Corridor will link The Union Depot in St. Paul with downtown Minneapolis.
The Central Corridor LRT Project received permission Tuesday to enter final design, the last step before award of a federal Full Funding Grant Agreement for the biggest public works project in Minnesota history.
A Full Funding Grant Agreement represents the federal government’s commitment [...]
Scenes from National Train Day at the Amtrak Station in St. Paul, Minnesota, May [...]
Union Depot, artist's rendering
Here is a look at what Union Depot will look like when it returns to service as a multimodal transit hub in 2012. The rendering comes from the design team working on the renovation project, led by Mortenson Construction. Keep an eye on this space for more photos, graphics and videos of [...]
Please join us at the St. Paul Amtrak Station, 730 Transfer Road, from 11 A.M to 6 P.M. Saturday May 8 as we celebrate National Train Day, free fun for the whole family. Visit 25 exhibits for a glimpse of the past, present and future of railroading in the Midwest through displays, model railroads and actual railroad equipment. Ramsey County [...]
Deputy Secretary Ron Sims of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development visited the Union Depot in St. Paul as part of his tour of the Central Corridor light rail line in the Twin Cities on April 8, 2010. Ramsey County Regional Rail Chair Jim McDonough, accompanied by County Commissioner Toni Carter, led Secretary Sims, [...]
No need for 3D glasses — our artists have done the work for you. Here is a new animated look at how plans are progressing for Ramsey County’s renovation of Union Depot in downtown St. Paul. The new Union Depot Multimodal Transit Hub will reopen for business in late 2012, with service by Amtrak, Greyhound, Jefferson [...]
The Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority Board will meet at 1:30 p.m. April 6 at the Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. (Click here for transit options). The board will consider a contract with TranSystems Corporation of Kansas City, MO, for completion of an East Metro Rail Capacity and Engineering Improvements Study. The [...]
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