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e <br />S <br />Get ready to ride the /ine in /ate 2009! <br />. . <br />Costs to build Northstar: <br />$320 million (2008 dollars) <br />Anoka County f.><4.$ <br />Sherburne County f8.2 <br />Henneprn County f8.0 <br />Federal <br />Gover~maot Met Counnl f$.9 <br />f161.9 -~ <br />~~. <br />~~- ~-.32ef98.6 <br />_.f-''" <br />Design of Locomotive Unveiled <br />Metro Transit recently unveiled the <br />new look of Northstar Commuter Rail <br />trains. The blue, red, yellow and <br />white are reminiscent of the Hiawatha <br />Light Rail trains, while the design <br />keeps the bold yellow "Northstar" icon <br />that has become well-known during a <br />decade of project development. <br />Passenger cars will have a similar <br />look. <br />Work Continues <br />Northstar is gaining speed-moving closer to the opening of <br />Minnesota's first commuter rail line. <br />Funding Secured <br />Northstar cleared its final financial hurdle on December 11, <br />2007, when it received a commitment for $156.8 million in <br />federal matching funding for construction and trains via the Full <br />Funding Grant Agreement. This also triggered the release of <br />$97.5 million in state bonding funds dedicated to the project. <br />The state and federal funding, combined with the significant <br />commitment of the regional rail authorities for Anoka, Hennepin <br />and Sherburne counties, as well as contributions from the <br />Metropolitan Council and the Minnesota Twins, allows Northstar <br />construction to get fully underway. <br />- Multimodal Station and LRT Extension, Downtown Minneapolis -Two Fifth Street North bridges are <br />being rebuilt to allow for the Hiawatha Light Rail Transit extension to meet up with Northstar adjacent <br />to the new Twins' ballpark. <br />- Northstar Vehicle Maintenance Facility, Big Lake -Construction is well underway at County Road 43 <br />and U.S. Highway 10. Construction will be complete in 2009. <br />- Locomotives are on order and will begin to be delivered in fall 2008. <br />- Construction of commuter rail stations will begin in spring 2008. <br />- The first order of passenger cars is expected to be delivered in 2009. <br />Northstar Corridor Development Authority <br />2100 3rd Avenue, Anoka, Minnesota 55303-2265 (763) 323-5729 1-888-478-6782 Fax: (763) 323-5682 <br />• • . • • <br />The design features interlocking arcs of red, ye/%w and white on a blue <br />background, leading to a bold yel%w star. <br />