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1-. 060 LIU <br />All ABOARD <br />MINNESOTA <br />WHY MORE PASSENGER TRAINS FOR MINNESOTA? <br />THREE GREAT REASONS! <br />One: Generates economic growth <br />• For every dollar invested in passenger rail, three dollars are generated within the <br />communities served <br />• The proposed 2"d Train frequency between the Twin Cities and Chicago alone would <br />generate economic returns eight to ten times for Minnesota's spending on the service (total <br />economic benefit of $25M, cost $2-3M, estimated)* <br />Two: Passenger trains reduce highway congestion and costs <br />• The 2"1 train would take an estimated 90,000 riders out of cars, which:* <br />o Reduces highway trips by 15M car miles in this corridor <br />o Reduces $32M in highway maintenance costs <br />• Trains are 17 times safer than cars; the region will save $1.8M from traffic accidents <br />avoided* <br />Three: Passenger trains offer greater mobility <br />• The 2"d Train will drive an additional fourteen thousand trips each year, called induced <br />demand, i.e. trips that otherwise would not be taken* <br />• Induced demand travel will inject $2.9M of new revenue into Minnesota's economy each <br />year through mainly new visitor spending* <br />• Trains connect urban to outstate communities, and offer options for those who can't or <br />prefer not to drive or fly, such as college students, families with children, elderly, etc. <br />For more information or to contact us, visit: AllaboardMN.orp <br />Note — 2nd Train is one example of how additional rail passenger service could benefit Minnesota's economy and <br />mobility. More service, like Twin Cities to Duluth, could offer even more economic benefits. <br />* Source— Impacts from a Second Train to Minnesota. View this full paper on: AIIAboardMN.org <br />