Twin Cities-Chicago high-speed rail plans get a funding boost

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Twin Cities-Chicago high-speed rail plans get a funding boost
(Source: Minnesota Public Radio news, January 11, 2016)

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A group of private and public funders in Minnesota and Wisconsin have committed $660,000 to further high-speed rail service between the Twin Cities and Chicago.

Full story: www.mprnews.org

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

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