Evers, WisDOT celebrate Borealis ridership surpassing 18,500 in the first month
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Saskia Hatvany, River Valley Media Group
Amtrak's Borealis train made its debut Tuesday as it traveled between St. Paul, Minnesota, and Chicago. The state-sponsored rail line includes eight stops in Wisconsin, including Winona, La Crosse and Tomah. Video by Saskia Hatvany.
Joined by Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary Craig Thompson (standing left), Wisconsin Department of Tourism Secretary Anne Sayers (standing right) and Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner (seated right), Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers rides Amtrak’s new Twin Cities-Chicago “Borealis” train it makes its inaugural three-state run on May 22, the governor riding between La Crosse and Tomah. The Borealis train service, the first new passenger rail service in Wisconsin in more than 20 years, doubles passenger rail options along a corridor that connects many businesses, universities, tourist attractions, and communities in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois, with eight stops in Wisconsin at La Crosse, Tomah, Wisconsin Dells, Portage, Columbus, Milwaukee, the Milwaukee airport, and Sturtevant.
Joined by local, state and federal officials in La Crosse on May 22, 2024, Gov. Tony Evers (center left) and Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner ceremonially cut a ribbon celebrating the debut of Amtrak’s new Twin Cities-Chicago “Borealis” passenger train, which stops in eight Wisconsin locales at La Crosse, Tomah, Wisconsin Dells, Portage, Columbus, Milwaukee, the Milwaukee airport, and Sturtevant, west of Racine.
Chris and Jenny Kendall ride the Borealis train from the Twin Cities to Glenview, Wis. to visit family. The new hours make the monthly journey much more convenient, he said.
Saskia Hatvany, River Valley Media Group
Amtrak conductor Roy Gentry works the company's new Borealis train Tuesday.
Amtrak's Borealis train made its debut Tuesday as it traveled between St. Paul, Minnesota, and Chicago. The state-sponsored rail line includes…
Joined by Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary Craig Thompson (standing left), Wisconsin Department of Tourism Secretary Anne Sayers (standing right) and Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner (seated right), Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers rides Amtrak’s new Twin Cities-Chicago “Borealis” train it makes its inaugural three-state run on May 22, the governor riding between La Crosse and Tomah. The Borealis train service, the first new passenger rail service in Wisconsin in more than 20 years, doubles passenger rail options along a corridor that connects many businesses, universities, tourist attractions, and communities in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois, with eight stops in Wisconsin at La Crosse, Tomah, Wisconsin Dells, Portage, Columbus, Milwaukee, the Milwaukee airport, and Sturtevant.
Joined by local, state and federal officials in La Crosse on May 22, 2024, Gov. Tony Evers (center left) and Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner ceremonially cut a ribbon celebrating the debut of Amtrak’s new Twin Cities-Chicago “Borealis” passenger train, which stops in eight Wisconsin locales at La Crosse, Tomah, Wisconsin Dells, Portage, Columbus, Milwaukee, the Milwaukee airport, and Sturtevant, west of Racine.
