The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than half of the money going to smaller railroads, including in Minnesota. The ...

ST. PAUL - 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 ...

DENVER – For decades, railroads have been able to both cut costs and improve safety. But union railroad workers – and federal statistics – suggest we may have reached a tipping point. Railroads cite ...

WASHINGTON — Two regional railroads serving agriculture and communities in western Minnesota will share $2.6 million in funding from the infrastructure law, the Federal Railroad Administration of the ...

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 ...

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating what caused a train to derail Thursday in Minnesota, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate. Crews have started removing contaminated soil ...

Learn the history of some of Minnesota’s depots and where they are today? Multiple railroads have served the state of Minnesota. And with the rail lines came the depots needed to support the railroads ...

(TNS) - The emergency management director for St. Paul held up a sheet of paper covered with a large black square. It was a redacted record he had requested to learn how railroad companies would ...