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    January 13, 2014
    Report puts N.D. train crash damage estimate at $6.1 million
    CASSELTON, N.D. – Nearly all of the tank cars involved in a fiery train crash near here last month punctured in the wreck, spilling more than 400,000 gallons of crude oil and causing $6.1 million in damage, according to a preliminary report released Monday by federal investigators. According...
    news / nationJanuary 13, 2014 - 12:53pm
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    January 3, 2014
    Alert issued on Bakken crude, local emergency responders train to be prepared (with video)
    Tribune and Forum News Service reports FARGO — A federal agency issued a safety alert Thursday on Bakken crude oil, warning emergency responders, the public and others that the light, sweet crude may be more flammable than traditional heavy crude oil. The safety alert from...
    news / localJanuary 3, 2014 - 12:00am
    January 2, 2014
    Federal agency issues safety alert on Bakken crude oil shipped by rail (with video)
    FARGO — A federal agency issued a safety alert Thursday on Bakken crude oil, warning emergency responders, the public and others that the light, sweet crude may be more flammable than traditional heavy crude oil. The safety alert from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety...
    news / nationJanuary 2, 2014 - 1:03pm
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    January 1, 2014
    No significant health risk seen from BNSF oil train fire, NTSB to investigate (with video)
    CASSELTON, N.D. – Trails of smoke lingered and flames dwindled amid scorched railcars Tuesday, a disturbing reminder of a huge oil-fueled blaze sparked by a train crash that officials agreed could have been drastically worse.
    news / nationJanuary 1, 2014 - 10:30am
    N.D. derailment reroutes trains, focuses attention on safety (with video)
    FRYBURG, N.D. — There was no movement Tuesday afternoon as trains sat idle at the Great Northern Midstream rail facility outside Fryburg, the...
    news / nationJanuary 1, 2014 - 10:16am
    December 31, 2013
    Authorities call for evacuation of N.D. town as oil still burns after train crash (with video)
    CASSELTON, N.D. – Officials urged people in Casselton and the surrounding area to evacuate their homes as they dealt with the fallout from a massive fire when two trains collided Monday.
    news / nationDecember 31, 2013 - 1:09am
    August 19, 2013
    City to close 19th Street Northwest for rail crossing work
    WILLMAR — The City of Willmar announced today that 19th Street Northwest between West Trunk Highway 12 to north of the BNSF railroad tracks will be closed starting at 7 a.m. Thursday through 5 p.m. Friday this week for rail crossing improvements. Traffic will not be allowed through...
    newsAugust 19, 2013 - 1:44pm
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    July 3, 2013
    Kandiyohi County Road 2 closing Monday for railroad crossing work
    ATWATER — The Kandiyohi County Public Works Department has announced a section of County Road 2 in Atwater will be closed for road work beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, The Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway crew will be working on the railroad crossing on the road. The road will...
    news / nationJuly 3, 2013 - 4:04pm
    July 1, 2013
    County Road 8 RR crossing closed until Tuesday in Kandiyohi, Minn.
    The railway crossing on County Road 8 in the town of Kandiyohi is closed until Tuesday afternoon for repairs. Motorists are asked to use alternate routes. According to the Kandiyohi County Highway Department, crews from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway began work this morning...
    news / localJuly 1, 2013 - 3:03pm
    May 7, 2013
    Four treated after semi carrying anhydrous ammonia, train collide near Murdock, Minn.
    MURDOCK — Four people were treated at the Swift County-Benson Hospital for inhalation of anhydrous ammonia, and two were subsequently transported by air ambulance following a semi-truck and train accident Tuesday morning west of Murdock, the Swift County Sheriff’s Office...
    news / localMay 7, 2013 - 11:00pm
    February 21, 2013
    BNSF train engines derail Wednesday night in Hancock
    HANCOCK -- Two Burlington Northern Santa Fe train engines went off the tracks in Hancock, Minn. on the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 20 while trying to clear snow. The derailment happened at the crossing of Main Street and Sixth Street in downtown Hancock. R.J. Corman Derailment Services...
    news / regionFebruary 21, 2013 - 10:02am
    November 2, 2012
    Train cars derail southwest of Clara City, Minn., BNSF cleaning up
    CLARA CITY -- BNSF Railway officials are cleaning up the scene of a train car derailment that happened Thursday southwest of Clara City. According to the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office, deputies and Clara City Police officers responded to a call of a possible train derailment at...
    news / regionNovember 2, 2012 - 1:01pm
    July 3, 2012
    Willmar City Council OKs agreement with BNSF for Trott Avenue quiet zone
    WILLMAR -- The sound of train horns at the Trott Avenue Southwest railroad crossing will be a thing of the past next year under an agreement...
    news / localJuly 3, 2012 - 12:00am
    March 27, 2012
    BNSF warns public of rail yard dangers following discovery of body
    Notifications of relatives of the person found dead along railroad tracks in the BNSF Railway yard in Grand Forks Saturday morning weren't complete...
    newsMarch 27, 2012 - 8:57am
    Roommate: UND student from Minneapolis found dead along railroad tracks often used short cut
    The UND student found dead Saturday morning in the Grand Forks rail yard was apparently taking a short cut between his apartment and campus, according to police and his roommate. He may have clambered over or through a train blocking his way, said Lt. Jim Remer with the Grand Forks...
    news / nationMarch 27, 2012 - 8:53am
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