Extending Northstar commuter rail service to Saint Cloud is the goal of a bill that remains in the mix at the legislature after a hearing in a key Senate committee today. Senator Jerry Relph says, “It does not require any new money, and in fact is intended to increase ridership without increasing cost. The plan is to drop one Northstar round trip between Big Lake and Minneapolis six days a week, and add two round trips between Saint Cloud and Minneapolis five days per week.