This thesis examines how the revitalization of the passenger rail in America can repair an urban city’s connection with its natural surroundings, its history and its greater regional context. St. Paul, Minnesota is a city that has fallen victim to the Suburban movement of the past, resulting in a city that lacks vitality and life. The city has acknowledged that measures must be taken in order to breathe new life into the urban core of St. Paul. The city has demolished some of its oldest riverfront properties, leaving a major divide between the urban downtown and the city's natural edge created by the Mississippi River. This now vacant site acts as the setting for this thesis exploration of the effects that an interregional high-speed transportation hub can have on St. Paul’s urban core. This thesis looks to create a healthier downtown community by introducing a new transportation hub within the urban core of St. Paul, MN. This in turn will create a constant flow of traffic through the city, re-introduce the city to its natural surroundings and provide the public with a reliable and energy efficient mode of transportation.