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BNSF, CPKC say they won’t pay new Minnesota safety fee

BNSF, CPKC say they won’t pay new Minnesota safety fee ST. PAUL, Minn. — BNSF Railway and CPKC, the two largest railroads in Minnesota, do not plan to make payments of approximately $1 million to the state required by a law passed last year, saying the state...

Railroad Still Investigating 30 Tons Of Missing Dyno Nobel Explosive

Railroad Still Investigating 30 Tons Of Missing Dyno Nobel Explosive Nearly a year after 30 tons of ammonium nitrate went missing on a train ride from Cheyenne to an old salt mining town in California, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is still investigating...

Sen. Durbin sees community backing for Amtrak lines through Peoria

Sen. Durbin sees community backing for Amtrak lines through Peoria NORMAL (25News Now) – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) says key pieces are coming together for a possible Amtrak line between Peoria and Chicago and another line from the River City to the Quad...