6/16/25

'Train Trek' schedule released

From my inbox.

Hello Everyone, 

I am pleased to announce that All About Northwest will be holding a series of "Train Trek" presentations across South Dakota next week discussing the FRA Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study findings and what we can do to bring passenger rail back to South Dakota. The Study found the routes across South Dakota are feasible, defensible and could, in fact, outperform other routes across the county. 

Kicking off Monday evening in Sioux Falls, we'll travel to Canton (Lincoln County), Fort Pierre, and Wall before wrapping up Thursday evening in Rapid City.

We hope you can attend to learn more about bringing long-denied passenger rail services (and the economic benefits they bring) to South Dakota.

Presentation Schedule

Sioux Falls
Monday June 23rd, 6:00pm
Siouxland Libraries Downtown Library
200 N Dakota Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Hosted by All Aboard Northwest


Canton (Lincoln County)
Tuesday June 24th, 6:30pm
Lincoln County, Board of County Commissioners Meeting
Lincoln County Courthouse, 6:30pm
104 N Main St
Canton, SD 57013
Hosted by Lincoln County, Board of County Commissioners


Fort Pierre
Community Youth Involved - Nonprofit Organization
Wednesday June 25th, 6:00pm [Central time]
19 E. Main Avenue
Fort Pierre, SD 57532
Hosted by Fort Pierre Chamber of Commerce


Wall
Wall Grand Hall
Thursday June 26th, 3:30pm
501 Main Street
Wall, SD 57790
Hosted by Wall Economic Development Corporation


Rapid City
“The Hive”
Thursday June 26th, 6-8pm
512 Main Street, Suite 160
Rapid City, SD 57701
Hosted by Visit Rapid City


Conclusions
So please come down and learn more about bringing passenger rail services back to South Dakota. We deserve the same freedom of mobility, economic opportunity and quality of life that passenger rail services bring communities in many other parts of the country. 


Please share this with your networks for anyone who may be interested in these things. 


Thank you South Dakota!


Dan

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Dan Bilka

Co-Founder & President, All Aboard Northwest

Coordinator, Greater Northwest Passenger Rail Coalition

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1 comment:

  1. larry kurtzJune 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM

    My proposal for passenger rail from Minneapolis to Denver is a route from the Twin Cities to Mankato on the right of way owned by the Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad to Brookings, South Dakota and Pierre then to Rapid City and to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway tracks at Alliance via Chadron, Nebraska then to Cheyenne, Wyoming and Denver. Service to Sioux Falls and Omaha could diverge at Florence, Minnesota but a route in the I-90 median between Sioux Falls and Rapid City should also be explored.

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