As ridership swells, bill to study expanding passenger rail service out of Twin Cities revived

A bill directing the Minnesota Department of Transportation to study extending passenger rail service from the Twin Cities to ...

Residents return home after train derailment prompts evacuations in northern Minnesota

A train derailment involving over 40 railcars in Roseau County, Minnesota, on Saturday morning has prompted evacuations, according to the sheriff's office.

Minnesota to provide almost $4.5 million for rail infrastructure projects

Five rail infrastructure projects will receive almost $4.5 million in funding from the Minnesota Department of Transportation ...

Northern Minnesota train derailment involving 'dangerous goods'

The Canadian Railway train derailed north of Warroad just before 5 a.m. Saturday, with some cars containing "dangerous goods.
CBS News

Holiday train to make stops in 20 Minnesota towns starting this week. See if your town is on the list.

MINNEAPOLIS — The holiday spirit is rolling into Minnesota this week, in the form of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train. The 1,000-foot Holiday Train will showcase 14 decorated train cars and, ...

Minnesota’s Northstar commuter trains roll again — in Texas

Hockey fans who find themselves in Dallas in the coming weeks could end up riding a Northstar train to a (North) Stars game. The Lone Star State has landed another Minnesota artifact as Northstar ...
Washington Examiner

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, most ...