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ST. PAUL - Railroads carrying hazardous materials across Minnesota came forward Wednesday with a plan to pay more for safer road crossings and training. "The railroads plan to step forward and assist ...
WASHINGTON — Two regional railroads serving agriculture and communities in western Minnesota will share $2.6 million in funding from the infrastructure law, the Federal Railroad Administration of the ...
The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than half of the money going to smaller railroads, including in Minnesota. The ...
A railroad crossing on Cranston Road must be repaired by Nov. 30, 2025, according to an order from the Office of the ...
"Minnesota's railroads are becoming safer, railroad officials and (Minnesota state) legislative transportation leaders agree," reports the Grand Forks Herald. Despite disagreement on other issues, ...
ST. PAUL -- Warning bells figuratively clanged Friday when a Minnesota state Senate committee held its first hearing on new legislation to force railroads to release more information about hazardous ...
BNSF Railway crews will be replacing tracks at the Minnesota Highway 4 crossing on Monday, Oct. 21. Work is expected to last through Tuesday, according to MnDOT. Construction cones mark a section of ...
Federal investigators say BNSF railroad is analyzing a section of fractured rail after last month's fiery derailment that prompted evacuations in southwest Minnesota, but they didn't say definitively ...
ST. PAUL - Railroads should foot the bill of improving rail safety, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said Friday as he announced a proposal to tax them nearly $100 million annually. The Democratic governor ...