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Amtrak <br />Amtrak, the national rail <br />operator, currently provides <br />passenger rail service through <br />Anoka County on its Empire <br />Builder route from Chicago, <br />Illinois to Portland, Oregon <br />and Seattle, Washington. The <br />Empire Builder operates one <br />daily train in each direction in <br />Minnesota, and makes station <br />stops in Winona, Red Wing, St. <br />Paul/Minneapolis, St. Cloud, <br />Staples, and Detroit Lakes (see <br />Table 14 for Amtrak station <br />ridership totals in fiscal year <br />2017). The Empire Builder also <br />makes station stops in the Source: MnDOT <br />border cities of La Crosse, <br />Wisconsin, Fargo, North Dakota, and Grand Forks, North Dakota. It operates over freight <br />rail tracks owned by Canadian Pacific Railway, Minnesota Commercial Railway, and the <br />Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) Railway while traveling through Minnesota. <br />Amtrak Empire Builder Service <br />Ta S4tettlo, WA <br />& Portland, OR <br />in Minnesota <br />W_ <br />imbat <br />Rea WTI, <br />W <br />Cede, W! <br />Table 14— <br />Amtrak Ridership for Minnesota Stations, FY 2017 <br />To Chicogn, IL <br />City <br />Boardings and Alightings <br />Detroit Lakes <br />4,667 <br />Red Wing <br />8,557 <br />St. Cloud <br />10,325 <br />St. Paul -Minneapolis <br />92,271 <br />Staples <br />5,676 <br />Winona <br />17,595 <br />Total Minnesota Station Usage <br />139,091 <br />Source: Amtrack <br />ANOKA COUNTY 2040 TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE CHAPTER 3- EXISTING CONDITIONS <br />40 <br />