GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man is dead after his vehicle was hit by a BNSF train Saturday night. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the 76-year-old man’s vehicle was high centered, or stuck, on the track around 10 p.m. when the train hit his vehicle and dragged it about 60 feet. It happened northwest of the…
RAMSEY CO., N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Five rail cars left the tracks and another partially derailed north of Churchs Ferry north of Devils Lake this morning. Ramsey County Sheriff Bryan Lang says it appears there was an issue with the tracks or the ground beneath the track. The derailment happened in a swampy area. Lang says the train was carrying grain….
NEW ROCKFORD, N.D. (KFGO) – One person was killed in a collision between an train and a BNSF service vehicle. It happened around 11 a.m. Monday, about 2.5 miles northwest of New Rockford, North Dakota. Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lies says a BNSF train stuck a BNSF service vehicle that was backing across the railroad tracks. The driver of the…
Credit: Rebecca NeustelSTEELE, N.D. (AP) — Strong winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas. BNSF Railway spokesperson Kendall Sloan said a train was stopped due to a tornado warning Wednesday night near the town of Steele, North Dakota, when high…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The largest road project in Moorhead’s history is finally underway and already facing its first delay. A groundbreaking was held Saturday for the 11th Street Underpass to go under BNSF lines between Center Avenue and 1st Avenue North. Crews were going to start detours tomorrow but the weather has pushed those plans to Wednesday. That is…
BUFFALO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – Four people, including a BNSF railroad worker, suffered minor injuries in a crash at the railroad crossing in Buffalo in western Cass County Wednesday. According to the Highway Patrol, a BNSF work pickup was on the tracks crossing Highway 38 when it t-boned an SUV shortly after 9:30 a.m. The three people in the SUV, driver…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A ceremonial groundbreaking is planned for Saturday for the largest public transportation project in Moorhead’s history. It took years to plan, design and fund the 11th Street Underpass Project. Crews are getting into place and initial closures and detours are expected to begin on Monday. First Avenue will close between 10th Street and 12th Street, and…
HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A major overnight fire at a grain elevator in Hawley was brought under control around 7 Monday morning thanks to the response of 17 fire departments. The blaze was first reported just after 11 Sunday night by a passing BNSF crew. Fire departments from Hawley responded along with crews from Moorhead, Detroit Lakes and many other…
STUTSMAN CO., N.D. (KVRR:UPDATE 12/14/23) — A Jamestown woman escapes injury after driving in front of a train and getting hit. The crash happened near Spiritwood, North Dakota on Saturday afternoon around 4 o’clock. Highway Patrol says the 19-year-old driver, Bria Nieswaag, failed to yield to the right of way and crossed the railroad tracks. A BNSF train hit the…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –Bonanzaville is awarded a $3,000 grant for the restoration of the 1930’s Northern Pacific Pullman railway passenger coach on its grounds. The Northern Pacific Railway was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest even passing through Fargo. The coach car that sits on the Bonanzaville grounds is part…
