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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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    January 7, 2015
    Analyst: Grain train movement could improve
    BILLINGS, Mont. -- A decline in Bakken oil trains isn’t likely to spell good things for grain farmers, according to rail observers. Getting grain on trains has been a struggle for Montana’s $1.5 billion wheat economy for more than a year, during which time critics have faulted...
    news / agricultureJanuary 7, 2015 - 12:26pm
    January 6, 2015
    Town to ticket train engineers if they block tracks too long
    BERTHOLD, N.D. -- The police chief in Berthold, a small Oil Patch town west of Minot, has new marching orders from city hall: Ticket the train engineer the next time a BNSF Railway train blocks both crossings in town for more than 20 minutes. Berthold is taking a page out of the...
    news / north dakotaJanuary 6, 2015 - 5:49pm
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    January 1, 2015
    Minnesota study: Millions needed for rail safety
    ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota needs to spend $244 million to improve railroad crossing safety where oil trains cross the state, the Minnesota Department of Transportation reported on New Year’s Eve. Transportation officials already are spending $2 million the 2014 Legislature appropriated...
    Energy / oilJanuary 1, 2015 - 10:32pm
    December 29, 2014
    Looking back on the fiery blast that changed the state's oil business
    CASSELTON — Tim McLean was fixing a truck on his farm when his pager beeped to summon him to duty as a volunteer firefighter. As McLean drove to the scene, the billowing black smoke visible from miles away told him he was about to confront the worst fire he’d seen in his...
    Energy / oilDecember 29, 2014 - 8:58pm
    December 1, 2014
    18 cars derail in west central Minnesota; no threat seen to public health
    WADENA, Minn. -- About 18 cars derailed at 6:23 a.m. Monday four miles northwest of Wadena according to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office. Ten of the cars were empty tankers while the rest of the cars held sugar and corn meal. The sheriff’s office emphasized there was...
    newsDecember 1, 2014 - 11:40am
    November 10, 2014
    Container shippers fear shutdown: BNSF denies reports of terminal closures
    By Mikkel Pates Forum News Service FARGO — Regional exporters that deal in value-added ag product shipments say their container shipments have been disrupted by rail restrictions in St. Paul and Chicago container loading yards. Bob Sinner, president...
    news / north dakotaNovember 10, 2014 - 9:11pm
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    Driver killed after train smashes semi
    RAY -- A 55-year-old Arizona man was killed Thursday afternoon when a train hit his semi on railroad tracks a mile northeast of Ray. The semi was heading east on 65th Street Northwest, crossing the tracks, when a northeast-traveling train struck the passenger side of the truck...
    news / north dakotaOctober 10, 2014 - 2:42pm
    September 16, 2014
    Beach City Council tables rezoning decision for railroad expansion
    BEACH -- Citing the absence of a council member, the Beach City Council tabled a rezoning decision regarding a proposed $7 million railroad expansion for the Beach Grain Cooperative following a public hearing at its regular meeting Monday night. Beach Mayor Walter Losinski said...
    news / agricultureSeptember 16, 2014 - 11:55am
    September 12, 2014
    Our View: BNSF derailment in Dickinson warrants answers, solutions
    Saturday’s derailment in Dickinson had a lot of people breathing a sigh of relief. But what people across the nation deserve is a chance to breath easy. It’s hard to do that when the news and fear mongers constantly bring up explosive and deadly derailments. Take the Lac-Megantic,...
    opinion / editorialsSeptember 12, 2014 - 4:37pm
    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
    September 9, 2014
    Dunn County to mark arrival of railroad 100 years ago
    Early settlers to Dunn County relied on the railroad to carry them across the plains of North Dakota in search of a new life. One-hundred...
    lifestyles / communitySeptember 9, 2014 - 2:11pm
    September 6, 2014
    Train cars derail near West Dakota Oil gas station
    Four flatbed railcars and a boxcar derailed Saturday morning in Dickinson. A BNSF Railway train was traveling east when it went off the tracks at approximately 5:15 a.m. in the BNSF yard near the West Dakota Oil gas station on East Villard. The Dickinson Police Department temporarily...
    news / localSeptember 6, 2014 - 9:09am
    August 20, 2014
    Hearing set on treatment of N.D. crude oil before transport
    BISMARCK – North Dakota regulators have set a special hearing for Sept. 23 to gather input on the safe transportation and marketability of crude oil. The state Department of Mineral Resources’ Oil and Gas Division will host the hearing at 9 a.m. at its offices at 1000 E. Calgary...
    Energy / oilAugust 20, 2014 - 5:05pm
    August 18, 2014
    Beach zoning board recommends land use change for elevator rail spur
    BEACH -- A proposed rail spur that would alleviate the Beach Grain Cooperative’s issues with trains took its first step toward becoming a reality Monday morning. The Beach Zoning Board unanimously recommended that the city rezone 156 acres of land on the east side of town from...
    news / localAugust 18, 2014 - 4:26pm
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