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Ridership on Track So Far, But Taxpayer Subsidies are Staggering While the Northstar Commuter Rail line is meeting its start-up ridership goals so far, it may be an uphill climb to double monthly ridership by September as projected, even with passengers paying just a fraction of the heavily subsidized train’s true cost, according to a Freedom Foundation of Minnesota (FFM) analysis of the first …

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FFM's analysis of the first 100 days of the Northstar Commuter Rail was featured on national watchdog group Watchdog.org. The report uses public data to calculate the true cost of the commuter rail service and raises questions about if taxpayers are getting railroaded. FIRST 100 DAYS OF NORTHSTAR COMMUTER RAIL Ridership on Track So Far, But Taxpayer Subsidies are Staggering While the Northstar …

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