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    January 20, 2015
    Larimore crossing to get automated arms
    LARIMORE -- Local and state agencies are moving forward with BNSF Railway to fund the installation of automated crossing arms at the intersection near Larimore, N.D., where a school bus and train collided killing a student and the bus driver. County Highway Engineer Nick West...
    news / north dakotaJanuary 20, 2015 - 11:11pm
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    November 11, 2014
    BNSF chair: We’ll keep spending our money: Rail company hopes plan will heal shipment delays
    FARGO — The chairman of BNSF Railway gave a renewed pledge Monday that record investments will continue to expand rail capacity to alleviate shipping delays caused by brimming grain bins and gushing oilfields. Representatives of commodity shippers listened with stony faces and...
    news / north dakotaNovember 11, 2014 - 10:58pm
    November 8, 2014
    BNSF finishes $400 million in upgrades in ND: Double track connecting Minot to Williston part of major improvement
    DEVILS LAKE — The last of 55 miles of new double railroad track was placed into service in northwestern North Dakota this past week by BNSF Railway, as the company works to ease the backlog of rail shipments that have plagued the state and region. The double track, between Minot...
    news / north dakotaNovember 8, 2014 - 5:36pm
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    October 6, 2014
    ND ag commissioner scolds rail exec
    GRAND FORKS — North Dakota’s Commissioner of Agriculture said the Canadian Pacific Railway and its CEO are “arrogant” and that the company is less responsive than BNSF Railway, the state’s other major shipper. “CP’s just arrogant. Hunter Harrison (the company’s CEO)...
    news / agricultureOctober 6, 2014 - 11:15pm
    September 11, 2014
    State Avenue railroad crossing to shut down for track replacement
    The railroad crossing at State Avenue will be closed beginning Thursday as BNSF Railway works to the crossing surface. Work will take place from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, according to Amy McBeth, spokesperson for BNSF Railway. The section of State Avenue will be closed to traffic...
    news / localSeptember 11, 2014 - 1:39pm
    July 1, 2014
    BNSF to host oil training in Dickinson
    A rail company will host a crude oil training session today in Dickinson, according to a press release. BNSF Railway will hold the exercise for local emergency responders to prepare for oil-related incidents. The session will be a combination of classroom and hands-on training using...
    news / localJuly 1, 2014 - 10:48pm
    Thousands of rail cars behind on grain shipments
    WASHINGTON -- Nearly 5,000 rail cars are lagging behind on their North Dakota grain shipments, according to newly released numbers. And, thousands more are trailing behind nationwide. Two rail transportation companies have provided their first weekly updates on backlogged grain...
    news / north dakotaJuly 1, 2014 - 12:55pm
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    June 25, 2014
    Train strikes semi near Dickinson
    A train has struck a semi five miles southwest of Dickinson, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. Juan Gigena of Garland, Texas, was driving south on 115th Avenue Southwest at approximately 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday when he failed to see a BNSF Railroad train approaching the...
    news / localJune 25, 2014 - 11:31pm
    Where the crude rails meet: Documents: 40-plus oil trains pass through Cass Co. weekly
    FARGO – More than 40 trains, each a mile long, hauling 3 million-plus gallons of Bakken crude, pass through Cass County every week — the most crude-by-rail traffic in North Dakota, according to documents released Wednesday by state officials. A May 7 executive order from the...
    Energy / oilJune 25, 2014 - 11:18pm
    June 16, 2014
    After oil, natural gas may be next on North American rails
    NEW YORK — As politicians debate the dangers of a massive increase in oil carried by rail in North America, railroads and energy producers are considering the same for natural gas. Buoyed by the unexpected success of crude by rail, companies are beginning to consider transporting...
    Energy / BakkenJune 16, 2014 - 10:33am
    May 23, 2014
    BNSF exec sees ‘big opportunity’ in switch from diesel to LNG locomotives
    BISMARCK – As a North Dakota company prepares to fire up the state’s first production facility for liquefied natural gas, the nation’s largest railroad is pursuing a switch from diesel-powered to LNG-powered locomotives, potentially opening up a major market for the product....
    Energy / BakkenMay 23, 2014 - 1:16pm
    May 14, 2014
    Grain trains scarce on the plains: Producers looking for crop storage space
    In the northern U.S. Plains, where there are no commercially navigable rivers, the rail system long has served as the lone, dependable way for farms to move grain hundreds of miles to reach ports and sell around the world. Not anymore. Farmers in North Dakota, South Dakota,...
    news / agricultureMay 14, 2014 - 2:32pm
    May 10, 2014
    BNSF behind schedule: Grain cars from ND delayed almost a month
    North Dakota’s lone U.S. representative has released a BNSF Railway report that says rail cars carrying grain from North Dakota are almost a month behind schedule. The report, dated May 2, indicates 15,846 cars were running on average 26.6 days late. The numbers exceeded the goal...
    Energy / BakkenMay 10, 2014 - 10:57pm
    April 23, 2014
    Buffett: Moving oil by rail safely a major industry concern
    NEW YORK — Warren Buffett, chairman of conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, said on Wednesday that safety is a major priority for the rail industry, after a recent spate of accidents raised concerns about how to transport oil safely. “I can tell you that’s all they’re thinking...
    Energy / oilApril 23, 2014 - 10:50pm
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