FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The push to expand Amtrak’s new Borealis passenger rail line across Minnesota is gaining steam. Amtrak launched the Borealis Amtrak route between St. Paul and Chicago in May. The route saw more than 18,500 passengers in its first month. Brian Nelson with All Aboard Minnesota says that the Minnesota Legislature is looking to expand passenger rail,…
WILLIAMS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A man in western North Dakota is dead after parking his SUV on the tracks facing west and being hit by an eastbound Amtrak train. It happened just before midnight about 5 miles west of Tioga, northeast of Williston North Dakota. Highway Patrol says the 26-year-old man from Tioga was thrown from the SUV on…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/KFGO) — An Amtrak route that ran through the southern half of North Dakota and Montana along I-94 and I-90 and was stopped more than 40 years ago could be making a comeback. Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority in Montana has been working to restore the North Coast Hiawatha Chicago to Seattle route for three years. The effort…
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Some Amtrak passengers will be spending the night at Spirit Lake Casino after the passenger train broke down near Devils Lake. The westbound Empire Builder passenger train had a mechanical issue and came to a stop. It eventually made it into the Devils Lake station. Passengers with a nearby destination will get a ride by…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A 31-year-old woman was critically injured after being hit by a train early Sunday morning. It happened in the 500 block of North Broadway in downtown Fargo at about 3:45 a.m. Witnesses said the railroad’s crossing arms were working. Amtrak reported the emergency tone sounded and the train used manual air brakes to stop. It is…
Amtrak derailment. Sept. 25, 2021HELENA, Mont. – The family of a Georgia couple who were on a trip celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary when they died in an Amtrak train derailment in Montana has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amtrak and BSNF Railway, which owns the tracks. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Illinois, says Amtrak and…
Amtrak derailment. Sept. 25, 2021JOPLIN, Mont. (AP) – Federal investigators examined overturned rail cars and a stretch of tracks Monday as they worked to figure out why an Amtrak train derailed in rural Montana over the weekend, killing three people. The westbound Empire Builder was traveling from Chicago to Seattle when it left the tracks Saturday afternoon near Joplin, a…
Amtrak derailment. Sept. 25, 2021JOPLIN, MT. (AP) — A team of investigators from the NTSB are at the site of an Amtrak derailment in north-central Montana that killed three people and left seven hospitalized. The westbound Empire Builder was heading to Seattle from Chicago, with two locomotives and 10 cars, when it left the tracks about 4 p.m. Saturday near…
FARGO, N.D- An English Professor at Concordia College displays the exhibit “Trains, Plains, and No Automobiles” at Hector International Airport as part of the ArtWORKS program. A skilled photographer and passionate traveler, Scott Olsen has used all modes of transportation to embark on his long distance journeys except one. “Train ride,” Olsen said. It was a long time dream that…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. –“I use to enjoy the train but now I don’t see myself ever riding the train because of this. You never know. You could be in the middle of Montana and they feel as though they gonna kick you off and then they kick you off. How are you going to get home,” Xavier Edison said. New video…
