Minnesota

State Details

See Wikipedia; also see United States for information relating to the country as a whole, and the national operator Amtrak.

Maps

Minnesota is covered by the SPV "North America Railroad Atlas" volume Dakotas and Minnesota.

Rail Operators

The only Amtrak service in Minnesota is a long-distance train: the Empire Builder (Chicago - Seattle / Portland).

Metro Transit

Metro Transit operates public transport services in the Minneapolis-St. Paul ("Twin Cities") area, including two light rail lines, and a single "commuter rail" line branded as Northstar. The Metro Transit website provides information for all modes:

• maps and timetables: Schedules & Maps page - click on the buttons for individual routes; scroll down the page for full system maps
• journey planner: on the website front page
• service disruptions: Alerts page

Real-time information for Metro Transit services is available at Pantograph.

Northstar

• Infrastructure: see national details.
• Service information: see the Metro Transit website

Note: most of the Northstar route is also used by Amtrak's Empire Builder; only the first few miles out of the Target Field terminus are unique to Northstar.

Tourist Lines

See Wikipedia

Metro and light rail systems

Minneapolis / St. Paul

Metro Light Rail is operated by Metro Transit - see above for all service information details. Note that only the Blue and Green Lines are light rail; other routes identified by colours or letter codes are operated with buses.

Infrastructure

• Gauge: standard
• Electrification: 750V DC overhead
• Rule of the road: right

See also UrbanRail.

Obscure and Sparse Passenger Services

See PSUL: World Beyond Europe entries with 'MN' numbers.