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WASHINGTON COUNTY; Fast-growing east metro looks to rail to help commuters; County wants to study transit and how it could play a part in linking the Twin Cities to Duluth, Eau Claire and Chicago.

Publication: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
Publication Date: 14-MAY-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: WASHINGTON COUNTY; Fast-growing east metro looks to rail to help commuters; County wants to study transit and how it could play a part in linking the Twin Cities to Duluth, Eau Claire and Chicago.(NEWS)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Lora Pabst; Staff Writer

Concerned by heavy commuting from Wisconsin and the east metro, Washington County officials are investigating the possibility of building a commuter train or rapid bus line along Interstate Hwy. 94 that someday could link with a proposed high-speed rail line across the St. Croix River.

Here's a look at two plans on opposite sides of the river:

What is Washington County's idea?

Officials are proposing a study of the I-94 corridor between Oakdale and Lake Elmo on the north and...

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