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Work to reconstruct the railroad crossings at Sixth and Eighth Avenues will take place between Sept. 11-18, according to Alexandria City Engineer Tim Schoonhoven. Canadian Pacific Rail recently notified the city about the timing of the project, Schoonhoven told the city council at...

The number of people killed in vehicle-train crashes at public railroad crossings in 2015 was the second lowest since 1970, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). The total number of crashes was also the second lowest since 1970. Four people died at railroad...

CHS Inc. invites the public to attend the CHS Rail Propane Terminal open house on Thursday, September 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Canadian Pacific railroad has furloughed approximately 90 workers in recent months from its operations in Minnesota, according to union officials. The United Transportation Union says the cuts started October 2012, coming after leadership changes in the company. "We're not happy...

In the wake of two recent rail-related incidents, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) reminds motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians and railroad passengers to always use caution and observe the law when they are near or crossing railroad tracks. The two recent incidents...

In the wake of two recent rail-related incidents, the Minnesota Department of Transportation reminds motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians and railroad passengers to always use caution and observe the law when they are near or crossing railroad tracks. The two recent incidents are...

The Alexandria Model Railroad Association's 15th annual Model Train Show and Sale is set for this Saturday. The event will take place Saturday, May 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Runestone Community Center, which is located on the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Admission is $3 per...

WILLMAR -- A statewide plan calls for investing anywhere from $6 billion to $9 billion in the next 20 years to upgrade and enhance Minnesota's ability to move freight and passengers by rail. The proposal, the first comprehensive rail plan Minnesota has ever tackled, was presented...

Mowing and haying on state railroad bank property is prohibited and considered a petty misdemeanor, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The cost to remove, repair or perform any corrective action caused by a violation of the law may be charged to the violator. State...

It was a strange twist of fate that placed Amanda Bristlin next to the railroad tracks Friday morning, when a train-truck collision took the life of a Perham man. The victim, Larry J. Brewer, was her neighbor--though she was unaware until later that day that the tragic accident May...

A car-train collision near Perham killed a 67-year-old man at about 6 a.m. on Friday, May 29. Larry J. Brewer, of Perham, was identified later on Friday as the victim. Wreckage from the pick-up truck box was scattered at the point of collision about two miles east of downtown P...

Jim Bridenstine's job kept him on the right track. But it was more than a way to earn a living - it was a lifestyle. When Bridenstine, an Osakis resident since 1999, was a little boy, his father was an official on the Milwaukee Railroad. "That's how I got my start in railroad,"...