Latest Regional Rail News

Dec. 8 public event to celebrate reopening of historic Union Depot in St. Paul

On Saturday, December 8, Metro Transit bus service will begin at Union Depot and the building will be open to the public for the first time in 40 years. Visit Union Depot and rediscover the newly renovated, state-of-the-art multimodal regional transportation hub.

At 9:30 a.m., hear from public officials who were part of making this project happen, including: Ramsey County Commissioners Jim McDonough and Rafael Ortega, Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Mayor Chris Coleman, Metropolitan Council Chair Susan Haigh and more at a "Bringing Down the Wall" celebration.

For more information, visit blog.regionalrail.org.

New Green Line LRT cars beginning to arrive!

The first light rail vehicle (LRV) built for the Central Corridor LRT line arrived on Wendesday, October 10.

Forty-seven LRVs will be built for the “Green Line.” The region’s first LRT line, Hiawatha, will receive 12 new LRVs as well. The combined 59 new LRVs will allow both lines to operate three-car trains during peak times and for special events to meet growing ridership demands. The newest LRVs, being built by Siemens in Sacramento, CA, will be delivered through April 2014, peaking at four arrivals a month in 2013.

Union Depot named "Best Overall" in Best In Real Estate Awards

Earlier this summer the publisher of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal presented the RCRRA board of directors with awards for "Best Overall" and "Best Adaptive Reuse," as part of their annual Best In Real Estate Awards. For more information, watch this video.

"The Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority is coordinating a group of public- and private-sector partners to overhaul the long-underused Union Depot building in downtown St. Paul. It's part of a $243 million project that will not only create a transportation hub, but also could be a catalyst for revitalizing the city's Lowertown neighborhood." - Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal