Regional rail rides high in Minnesota, Illinois (AUDIO)

Published: November 9, 2010
Tags: Dan Krom, Dena Gray-Fisher, high-speed rail, IDOT, Iowa Department of Transportation, Jerry Miller, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Minnesota High-Speed Rail Commission, MnDOT, Rail, St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce, Zach Schwartz

By Joe Lanane High-speed rail is alive in Minnesota and Illinois despite Wisconsin Gov.-elect Scott Walker’s promise to pluck the heart out of a regional network connecting the states. “We have no indication we’re not moving forward,” said Dan Krom, director of the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s high-speed rail office. But a Tuesday letter attributed [...]