Minnesota’s Northstar commuter rail line, launched in 2009 with service between Minneapolis and Big Lake, Minn., made its ...

Nova Norholm rides a train every few months. The 11-year-old from Andover is a train aficionado, and when he heard the ...

Crew complaints filed with the Federal Railroad Administration show that at least 18 times in the past three years BNSF Railway freight trains left Minneapolis with hazardous chemicals that were not ...

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Minneapolis appears to be getting the freight trains it didn’t want and the shallow tunnels it rejected as planning continues for the Southwest Light Rail route through the Kenilworth Corridor. The re ...

Three passengers reported minor injuries after the derailment about 8:30 p.m., but no one was hospitalized, according to officials. In the wake of the incident Metro Transit buses replaced Green Line ...

MINNEAPOLIS --Metro Transit reports that light rail train service has been restored in downtown Minneapolis after being out of service for a number of hours Saturday. Metro Transit said that the ...

Construction projects elsewhere in Minnesota have resulted in more hazardous cargo being shipped directly through the metro's most populous neighborhoods. More oil-filled trains from the North Dakota ...

MINNEAPOLIS-- Tashawna Williams frequents the Northside Green Zone Task Force meetings in north Minneapolis, intently listening and taking notes for others who can't be there. It's part of her work as ...