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Speaker of the House tours Union Depot

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks after a tour of Ramsey County's Union Depot on Saturday while Commissioners Jim McDonough and Rafael Ortega and Congressman Jim Oberstar look on.

‘The Dirt Will Fly’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi toured Ramsey County’s Union Depot in St. Paul this morning, along with members of the Ramsey County board, House [...]

Celebrating Rail

Scenes from National Train Day at the Amtrak Station in St. Paul, Minnesota, May [...]

National Train Day is this Saturday

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 [...]

Union Depot Renovations in 3D

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 [...]

Audio Tour of Union Depot

Union Depot headhouse contruction 1919, courtesy Minnesota Historical Society

To hear a Minnesota Public Radio story about the Union Depot reconstruction project and to see photos of the historic building taken by reporter Tom Crann, click here.

The piece features Ramsey County Commissioner Jim McDonough, Chair of the Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority. It was originally broadcast [...]

Union Depot Construction Contract Signed

Representatives from the Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority, MA Mortenson Construction, and other partners signed a contract last week to allow work to begin on renovations to Saint Paul’s historic Union Depot.  The team committed to an aggressive construction schedule, which calls for the renovations to the Amtrak, commuter and high-speed rail facilities to be completed [...]

MnDOT Backs High Speed Rail

From OnBoard Midwest:

After an extensive study, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has selected the River Corridor as the most cost-effective and competitive candidate for receiving Federal Stimulus dollars and bringing High Speed Rail into the state!

The River Corridor will serve as the backbone for future development and promises the most substantial economic benefits. With a rail [...]

Red Rock Corridor Meeting Changes

The Thursday, Oct. 29, Red Rock Corridor meeting has been cancelled and the November and December meetings have been combined into one meeting on Thursday, Dec. 10,  at the Cottage Grove City Hall (map/directions) at 3:30 p.m.

The Red Rock Corridor runs 30 miles from Hastings to the Union Depot in St. Paul and on to Minneapolis. [...]

Transportation Secretary Calls Depot a “Jewel”

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood visited Union Depot in downtown St. Paul with Congresswoman Betty McCollum and members of the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 15, 2009. LaHood vowed to be a “full partner” with Ramsey County in developing the multimodal transit hub and called the Union Depot project a [...]

Union Depot Makes Major Leap Forward

Union Depot headhouse contruction 1919, courtesy Minnesota Historical Society

The Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority approved a significant step forward for the Union Depot renovation project in downtown St. Paul today. The board voted unanimously to release a request for proposals to manage design and construction of the multimodal transit hub, with an eye toward completing [...]