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About Us

Who is on board already?

Rochester-area leaders have been interested in the issue of freight and passenger rail service for many years.

In September 2008, Rochester-area leaders formalized this support by establishing an alliance to support high-speed passenger rail service through Rochester. The founding members of the Southeast Minnesota Rail Alliance are the City of Rochester, Olmsted County, Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce and Mayo Clinic.

Since then, there have been hundreds of individuals and several additional organizations that have added their support. The Alliance's efforts also are supported by area legislators and federal office-holders.

Many of these same groups have worked to ensure freight rail service doesn't put residents or Mayo Clinic patients at undo risk. The result of those efforts is the proposed Southern Rail Corridor to take freight traffic around Rochester.

 

 

The following organizations have passed resolutions of support of the Southeast Minnesota Rail Alliance's position on passenger rail service.  

• Construction Partnership
• IBM
• Grow Rochester
• Rochester Amateur Sports Commission
• Rochester Area Economic Development Inc.
• Rochester Area Foundation
• Rochester Citizens Advisory on Transit Committee
• Rochester Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments
• Sertoma 700 Club of Rochester
• Slattery Park Neighbors Neighborhood Association
• Southeastern Minnesota Building and Construction Trades
• University of Minnesota Rochester

The following local governments and organizations have passed resolutions in support of conducting an objective study of possible passenger rail routes between Chicago and the Twin Cities:

• City of Austin
• City of Byron
• City of Cannon Falls
• City of Mankato
• City of Stewartville
• City of Pine Island
• City of Owatonna
• City of Waseca
• City of Zumbrota
• Blue Earth County
• Mower County
• Steele County
• Austin Area Chamber of Commerce
• Cannon Falls Area Chamber of Commerce
• Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism
• Pine Island Economic Development Authority
• Southern Minnesota Advocates

Want to be added to the list?

If you are part of a business or organization that would like to support the Alliance, you can download a template resolution of support here.

If you are a city, county, or organization that would like to support an objective study of possible passenger rail routes between Chicago and the Twin Cities, you can download a template resolution of support here.

Completed resolutions can be sent to: Southeast Minnesota Rail Alliance, P.O. Box 725, Rochester, MN 55903.