The Northstar Commuter Rail Elk River station officially broke ground on Friday morning. See more in Star News.

On Aug. 22 at 10:30 a.m., residents, senators, commissioners, council members and other key components to the reality of the commuter rail came to celebrate yet another step toward the fall 2009 scheduled running date.

Brian Land with Metro Transit had the courage to sing opening to Johnny Cash's song "Folsom Prison Blues,” which starts out ‘I hear the train a coming," and low and behold a Burlington Northern train showed up as if on cue. Dignitaries recognizing the photo opportunity gathered themselves for the ceremonial tossing of loose dirt along the train tracks.