Governor Pawlenty recently approved 680 million dollars for projects in the bonding bill.Although some of the projects around our area were cut from the final draft, one area project is still on the to do list.News 12's Jennifer Hudspeth tells us about money coming to the Minnesota Prairie Line and why people are saying this renovation represents the future of shipping.(NATS)These tracks run for 94 miles and are over 100 years old..."When think of trains you think that was the old days, and then we kind of went away from trains, but things have changed."For many industries it's now one of the most cost effective ways to do business.Just one of these cars replaces three semis on the road.The United Farmers Cooperative in Winthrop currently uses the Minnesota Prairie Line to transport fertilizer, but by the end of the year it'll be using it much more.Jeff says, "We continue to produce more food we've got to be able to get it out of rural Minnesota to the global markets and across the country and so this has been huge for us."The Minnesota Prairie Line is owned by five different counties.It's set to get five million dollars from the bonding bill, money that will go toward a major upgrade, making the now light rail tracks into more durable heavy rail tracks.The difference? The upgrade will allow train cars to handle much heavier loads as well as make the travel time15 miles per hour faster....The result: a massive boost to the economic development in the area.Terry Morrow says, "A number of industries and enterprises along the line will be able to rely on efficient cost effective rail transport."Jeff says, "I think the rail will be a catalyst to help move that opportunity along the whole rail line and into some of these communities where the economic development and job creation has been pretty difficult."It's a rehabilitation project, turning rails of rust and metal into a path for the future of shipping.Jeff says, "What's old is new again and we just need to update it."An update to be completed with a little help from the capitol.In Winthrop, Jennifer Hudspeth News 12.