The Northern Lights Express, or NLX, would connect downtown Minneapolis to the St. Louis County Depot in Duluth. Stops are planned in Coon Rapids, Cambridge, Hinckley and Superior, Wis.
From the column: "Not building NLX would allow increasing traffic jams, faster wear and tear of our highway and interstate pavement, and the continued poisonous pollution of vehicle exhaust along the Interstate 35 corridor."
From the column: "Modern passenger trains are no more obsolete than any other type of public transportation. ... Across the U.S. and around the world, the public and private sectors are investing billions in building and/or expanding passenger-train networks."
From the column: "The proposed Twin Ports-to-Twin Cities Northern Lights Express train would significantly reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and decrease the chance of a devastating climate catastrophe."
