The Northern Lights Express is on track with funding from the Minnesota legislature, but hurdles remain for the passenger train.

Legislative Transportation Committee Chairs, local lawmakers and officials held a transportation roundtable Monday at the Duluth Depot to overview the progress on the train decades in the making.

The Minnesota legislature invested $194 million in the NLX in May but questions about how to finalize the 2.5-hour train ride remain.

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