MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Minnesota railroad officials are strongly opposing a bill at the state legislature which toughens up rail safety laws, calling it unnecessary. The bill greatly expands rail safety ...

Billie Jo Boehmke remembers the hatch door in her sister Jennie's second-floor bedroom closet. "She kept her shoes there," Billie said, "but if you moved them over and opened the hidden door, it led ...

ST. PAUL - Western North Dakota's oil boom puts Minnesota in a dangerous position, a key Minnesota lawmaker says, and the state should increase its rail oil safety oversight. Most of the highly ...

CRYSTAL, Minn. (AP) – Bushels and bushels of corn spilled from a freight train and formed a smooth, yellow path on railroad tracks in a northern Minneapolis suburb. The spill happened in Crystal, ...

The Arrowhead Regional Development Commission's (ARDC's) Duluth, Winnipeg, and Pacific (DWP) Railroad Safety Study is nearing completion. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) hired ARDC ...

WILLMAR, Minn. - Despite apparent rumors to the contrary, Willmar Planning and Development Director Bruce Peterson said told the Willmar City Council, the Willmar railroad bypass project is still a go ...

A letter to the editor in December argued that the proposed NLX passenger train could bring crime and hardcore criminals from the Twin Cities and Chicago to northern Minnesota. I’ve additionally heard ...

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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 beyond that ...

The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded nearly $10 million in grants to upgrade or close dozens of railroad crossings in eight states, including Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. FRA ...

A Minnesota railroad regulatory official says lower oil prices have caused train traffic from North Dakota to level off. That’s given Minnesota officials space to work on safety issues. About seven ...