A mining company plans to construct a $10 million railroad loading terminal near Tomah to ship fracking sand to new markets.

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A Wisconsin man struck and killed by a train in a St. Paul rail yard last weekend was a longtime railroad employee and had loved trains since he was a boy, his sister said.

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Several Milwaukee aldermen are claiming Canadian Pacific Railway is impeding the city's attempts to oversee the safety of bridges used to transport crude oil and other hazardous chemicals through densely populated neighborhoods.

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In their testimony to a Milwaukee committee Wednesday, railroad officials described efforts to increase safety in the transport of oil and other hazardous substances. But they also revealed a patchwork of regulatory agencies with differing jurisdictions that are not always coordinated in their efforts.

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Despite not having a written contract with the state, a railway company is seeking $500,715.13 for work performed on an eventually canceled high-speed rail line planned to go between Milwaukee and Madison.

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A proposed rail shipping hub for frac sand got a boost when the Wabasha City Council rejected a request to study the environmental risks.

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By Jack Zemlicka An industrial-forklift driver reported only minor injuries Monday after a freight train collided with his machine near a construction site at 70th and State streets in Wauwatosa. “It was a glancing blow, but he got lucky,” Wauwatosa ...

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