north metro

"Trains were often late, public subsidies were draining and ridership was falling." I guess $1 Billion isn't a public subsidy?

NLX doesn't make it any more viable than it is now. Northstar track already goes right past the huge parking complex that is already built. Why not stop the train there now?

'nuff said.

I remember riding the train from "the cities" to Duluth when I was kid. I also remember the route being discontinued due to lack of riders. It's amazing how some people don't learn from history.

What a massive waste of money if they go ahead with the MSP-Duluth line. Dems have no problem wasting money on crazy ideas like this.

How much less would it cost to hire a personal driver for everyone that would ride this? A lot less I'm guessing.

I'm not pro-stadium but I would say 1,000 times more people would benefit from a new Vikings stadium paid for with the $1 billion than from this train line.

These numbers are from government officials who also want to tell us that the new 'federal health care' program will be deficit neutral. What a joke.

are overweight. Everyone expects to take a $1 billion train everywhere.

The Vikes already have a stadium. If they don't like it, we've paid for two brand new stadiums they can use, one of which was intended for football. They can move into one of those.