CHICAGO (CBS) -- In what it calls "a new way to see the Midwest," Amtrak has is launching a new daily train service from Chicago to the Twin Cities. The Borealis Service begins Tuesday, May 21, according to Amtrak. Borealis trains will run Union Station in Chicago to Union Depot in St. Paul, Minnesota – passing through Milwaukee on the way.

It's the first time in 45 years there will be twice-daily service from the Twin Cities to the Windy City. The newly christened Borealis service will feature midday daily departures from St. Paul arriving at Chicago's Union station about 7.5 hours later. Trains will leave Chicago's Union Station midmorning en route to St. Paul.

Starting May 21, a new offering from Amtrak will carry you from St. Paul's Union Depot to Chicago in comfort and sustainable style, thanks to the state-sponsored Borealis train.

The Borealis route will follow the current Empire Builder stops between St. Paul’s Union Depot station and Milwaukee and the Hiawatha stops between Milwaukee and Chicago. The new service is sponsored by the three states that it serves and was created in conjunction with the Federal Railroad Administration’s Corridor Identification Program.

A new Amtrak service will soon run between Chicago and St. Paul, Minnesota, adding additional trains to the route. The new Borealis service will offer a daily trip between Chicago, Milwaukee and the Twin Cities, Amtrak said Wednesday. Service will begin ...

Travelers looking to head to the Twin Cities will have another transit option beginning later this month. Amtrak’s new ‘Borealis’ service will provide a second daily trip between the two destinations,

The new route, called the Amtrak Borealis, will run between the two cities via Milwaukee. The train service will leave St. Paul at midday and leave Chicago in late morning. The new line will begin on May 21.

Amtrak said Wednesday that a new service offering daily service between Chicago and the Twin Cities through Milwaukee will start May 21.