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February 13, 2013 in DL-Online
The National Transportation Safety Board released its determination Tuesday that a head-on collision between two ore trains in 2010 north of Two Harbors was the result of crew error. Continue Reading
December 28, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
BILLINGS, Mont. Energy companies behind the oil boom on the Northern Plains are increasingly turning to an industrial-age workhorse the locomotive to move their crude to refineries across the U.S., as plans for new pipelines stall and existing lines can’t keep up with demand. Continue Reading
December 28, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Delivering oil thousands of miles by rail from the heartland to refineries on the East, West and Gulf coasts costs more, but it can mean increased profits up to $10 or more a barrel because of higher oil prices on the coasts. That works out to roughly $700,000 per train.
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November 30, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
Traveling around the Oil Patch without a personal vehicle is tricky and expensive. Continue Reading
September 20, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Two locomotives run off track in same area as January derailment.
September 15, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Trains will start running back and forth to Liberty Grain near Kimball.
September 5, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
BNSF Railway Co. says it has increased its capacity to export crude oil out of the Williston Basin. The railroad says it can now ship up to 1 million barrels of oil daily from North Dakota and Montana. Continue Reading
August 20, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The federal government is putting a project to raise flood-prone railroad tracks in the Devils Lake region on the fast track. Continue Reading
August 3, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
BERTHOLD Fourteen months ago, the general manager of the Berthold Farmers Elevator worried how he would keep everyone on the payroll during such a wet season. Continue Reading
June 26, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The commuter rail line that cost more than $300 million to build requires a $14 million taxpayer subsidy to operate. That works out to a subsidy of more than $20 per ride, just so some people don’t have to pay to park in downtown Minneapolis. Continue Reading
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