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State Rail Plan
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- Contact List (PDF)
- Table of Contents (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- 1.0 The Role of Rail in Statewide Transportation (PDF)
- 2.0 The State's Existing Rail System (PDF)
- 3.0 Proposed Passenger Rail Improvements and Investments (PDF)
- 4.0 Proposed Freight Rail Improvements and Investments (PDF)
- 5.0 The State's Rail Service and Investment Program (PDF)
- 6.0 Coordination and Review (PDF)
- Appendix A: Summary of Each Document Reviewed (PDF)
- Appendix B: Commodity Flow Analysis (PDF)
- Appendix C: Improvement Cost Evaluation (PDF)
- Appendix D: Public Involvement (PDF)
- Appendix E: Inventory of Comments Received (Excel)
- Appendix F: Letters and Resolutions (PDF)
- Appendix G: Environmental Justice Analysis (PDF)
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.