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Oil Transport Draws Cry For Disaster Training Help
STAPLES, Minn. (AP) — Trains have traveled through this part of Minnesota for just under 150 years, and as the small town of Staples grew around their tracks, railroads were virtually the only source...
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Dozens Of Oil Trains Pass Through Minnesota Weekly
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Railroad documents released by the state Department of Public Safety show about 50 trains carrying crude oil from North Dakota are passing through Minnesota each week. Documents...
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Low Oil Prices A Bonus For Minnesota Railroad Regulators
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Lower gas prices have had an added bonus in Minnesota beyond fatter wallets: Train traffic is leveling off, giving regulators space to refocus on safety issues, a state railroad...
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MnDOT: More Than 300K Live Within Evacuation Limits On Oil Train Routes
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A recent study by the Minnesota Department of Transportation said more than 300,000 Minnesotans live within evacuation limits of the route that oil-carrying trains take from North...
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NTSB Releases Recommendations For Oil Train Safety
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The National Transportation Safety Board is out with some new recommendations to help prevent explosive oil train wrecks. They include retrofitting train cars with protective...
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Senate Panel Gets Earful Over Oil Train Concerns
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — If you live or work anywhere near railroad tracks in Minnesota, you’ve no doubt seen the increase in freight traffic. Specifically, large unit trains carrying crude oil from the...
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Big Cities Scramble To Be Prepared For An Oil Train Disaster
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — They rumble past schools, homes and businesses in dozens of cities around the country — 100-car trains loaded with crude oil from the Upper Midwest. While railroads have long...
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Oil Trains To Pass Through DT Minneapolis, Western Twin Cities Suburbs
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A million gallons of oil from North Dakota will soon be on more trains going through the Twin Cities via the western suburbs. The oil trains are being re-routed past Target Field...
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Dayton Pens Scathing Letter To BNSF President Over Oil Trains In Twin Cities
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Gov. Mark Dayton says he’s deeply concerned about an increase in the number of oil trains traveling through heavily populated areas of the Twin Cities. In a letter to the President...
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Dayton Ups Inspections Of Twin Cities Rail Lines Carrying Crude Oil
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Gov. Mark Dayton Thursday moved up state inspections of all rail lines carrying crude oil through the Twin Cities. The Democratic governor on Wednesday said BNSF railroad did...
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Dayton: $1.4B Bonding Bill Would Add Nearly 40K Jobs
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton unveiled a massive $1.4 billion construction package Friday. He says it will generate 39,000 new jobs. The plan includes hundreds of projects...
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State Democrats Unveil Ambitious To-Do List For Rural Minnesotans
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Democrats in the State House Tuesday unveiled an ambitious “to do” list for rural Minnesota. They say they’re prepared to use up to $400 million from the state’s huge budget...
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Railroad Officials Clash With Lawmakers Over Safety Bill
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...
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