Amtrak's Borealis route, launched in May 2024, offers a convenient weekend travel option for riders. The route runs from St. Paul to Chicago, with stops in Winona, La Crosse, Wisconsin Dells, ...

Contracted with the Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois state transportation departments, Amtrak's newest route, the Borealis, has routinely exceeded passenger estimates since the daily service rolled ...

Passengers came to St. Paul Union Depot on May 21, 2024, for the launch of the new Amtrak Borealis train between the Twin Cities and Chicago.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of Amtrak's newest routes serving Minnesota continued to hit new ridership records in 2025. Service on the Amtrak Borealis ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ridership of Amtrak's Borealis line with service from the Twin Cities to Milwaukee and Chicago climbed to more than 200,000 ...

Amtrak's Borealis line has reached another ridership milestone. Less than two months after reaching more than 200,000 riders, the line surpassed more than 250,000 passengers over the Fourth of July ...

Ridership of Amtrak's Borealis line with service from Milwaukee to the Twin Cities and Chicago climbed to more than 200,000 passengers in its first year of operation, the agency reported May 21.

The Amtrak Borealis route, which serves Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois, saw a 104.7% increase in ridership in 2025. Since its launch in May 2024, the Borealis has served over 301,000 riders. The ...