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Minnesota

Minnesota transportation projects on the chopping block for federal, state funding

Funding is under question for the Northern Lights Express and metro-centred projects like the NorthStar Commuter Rail and the Blue Line Light Rail extension

Minnesota

Transportation, steelworkers and public safety: This week in the Minnesota Legislature

Catch up on some of the other business that took place at the Minnesota Capitol.

May 2

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Amtrak ridership in Minnesota up 176% since 2021, up 89% in North Dakota

Nationally, 鈥渞idership is above and beyond what it was before COVID,鈥� an Amtrak spokesperson said.

Mar 29

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Paul Bunyan Transit community feedback survey launches March 10

Paul Bunyan Transit encourages the public to fill out a community feedback survey starting Monday, March 10, to help the agency make improvements to its service.

Mar 9

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Business

The Fruit Truck delivers fruit by the freight

The Sioux Falls-based company picks up fruit at farms and orchards across the country and delivers it directly to communities in 16 states.

Mar 22, 2023

By Noah Fish

FILE PHOTO: A drone footage shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

National

U.S. orders Norfolk Southern to clean polluted Ohio derailment site

EPA issued the order under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, which gives it the authority to force parties responsible for pollution to clean it up.

Feb 21, 2023

By Valerie Volcovici and Brad Brooks / Reuters

The interior of a Tesla Model S is shown in autopilot mode in San Francisco, California, U.S., April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Alexandria Sage/File Photo

National

U.S. Justice Department seeks Tesla driver-assist documents

A 2016 video that Musk promoted on Twitter as evidence that 鈥淭esla drives itself鈥� was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light that the system did not have, according to testimony.

Jan 31, 2023

By Akash Sriram and David Shepardson / Reuters

National

U.S. airports rumble back to life after FAA computer outage

A total of 3,704 U.S. flights were delayed as of 8:39 a.m. ET, flight tracking website FlightAware showed. Another 656 were canceled as of 8:39 a.m.

Jan 11, 2023

By Jamie Freed, Rajesh Kumar Singh and David Shepardson / Reuters

News

Minnesota Department of Transportation partners with farmers to help keep snow off the roads

A farmer in West Concord, Minnesota, said participating in the MnDOT program is not just as an investment for public safety, but also as a good alternative revenue stream.

Dec 20, 2022

By Noah Fish

A train engine passes over a swing bridge in winter during the twilight hour, with a lit ski hill visible behind it

Minnesota

Duluth-Minneapolis passenger rail backers hopeful DFL will deliver funding

For years, the Northern Lights Express rail project has failed to gain traction in the Minnesota Legislature, largely due to GOP opposition.

Dec 2, 2022

By Alex Derosier

National

U.S. House set to approve bill to block rail strike

A rail strike could freeze almost 30% of cargo shipments, stoke inflation and cost the American economy as much as $2 billion per day.

Nov 30, 2022

By David Shepardson / Reuters

Business

Red Wing Grain deals with low water levels and record barging rates

Red Wing Grain, which typically loads 400-600 barges in a year and handles about 25 million to 30 million bushels annually through its facility, is down 10% to 20% this fall, said Jim Larson, general manager

Nov 7, 2022

By Noah Fish

FILE PHOTO: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing in Washington

National

U.S. approves 50 states' EV charging plans

The November 2021 $1 trillion infrastructure bill provides $5 billion to help states install EV chargers along interstate highways over five years. States now have access to more than $1.5 billion to help build EV chargers, USDOT said. The White House announced earlier this month it had approved 35 of the 50 state plans.

Sep 27, 2022

By David Shepardson / Reuters

Minnesota

Minnesota acquires $3.4M in public transit funding, six electric buses to hit roads by 2025

The new electric buses will replace six aging buses which travel an estimated 173,300 miles annually, consuming over 30,000 gallons of fuel.

Sep 17, 2022

By Hunter Dunteman

Trends in trucking industry may keep prices higher for foreseeable future

Leaving aside the still-high price of diesel, a backlog in new trucks and a difficulty in finding younger drivers could mean an already-stressed industry will remain that way for months, and possibly even years.

Jul 23, 2022

By Jason Harward

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