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Minnesota State Rail Plan

The draft State Rail Plan is now available for your review and comments.

State Rail Plan

2025 plan update

We invite Minnesota businesses and residents to provide feedback on the final draft of the Minnesota State Rail Plan. The final draft of the plan is now available for review and public comments on the State Rail Plan Let's Talk Transportation website. All comments received will be used to guide updates to the plan, which shapes the future of Minnesota’s rail infrastructure and investments.

Past plans

About the plan

The State Rail Plan is part of MnDOT's Family of Plans that support Minnesota GO, the 50-year vision for our state’s transportation system. The highest-level plan is the Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan, which establishes objectives, performance measures, and strategies for achieving the 50-year vision. The State Rail Plan is a mode-specific plan that builds on the Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan and provides direction for the role Minnesota’s freight and passenger railroads will play in achieving the overall vision.