Bright colors abound on the last night of the Minneapolis Great Northern Station. The next day Amtrak would move its service to the new Midway Station in St. Paul.
Eastbound Amtrak train No. 8 is seen at Merriam Park in St. Paul on May 7, 2012. The train is operating on Canadian Pacific’s Merriam Park Subdivision.
Amtrak’s westbound Empire Builder passes Dayton’s Bluff in St. Paul on July 5, 2015. In the distance, Cirque du Soleil is performing in the tents along the Mississippi River near downtown.
The Twin Cities are together one of America’s great passenger gateways. There, western roads Great Northern and Northern Pacific met the Midwest Grangers: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago & North Western; Chicago Great Western; Milwaukee Road; and Soo Line.
Enjoy this gallery of Twin Cities passenger service, and be sure to check out the August 2014 issue for more on the rebirth of St. Paul Union Depot!
