Yes! A Second Train to Chicago!

Planning is still in the works for a second daily train from Saint Paul to Chicago, which would leave Saint Paul a few hours after the morning Empire Builder, and leave Chicago a few hours before the afternoon Empire Builder. The route and stops would be the same, except for the addition of two extra stops at the Milwaukee Airport and Sturtevant, Wisconsin.

More information is available from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, including this report and this report. The Wisconsin DOT also has information on this project. The proposed opening of this project is 2024 or 2025.