2 killed, 2 railroad workers hurt in Rock County crash

June 26, 2020 9:12 am Leave a comment

Two men were killed and two railroad workers were injured in a Rock County crash.

Union Pacific hopes to soon reopen track near Milwaukee

July 10, 2017 9:03 am Leave a comment

Union Pacific says crews are making "good progress" repairing but haven't reopened a stretch of track where several coal cars derailed near Milwaukee.

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2nd large railroad not interested in proposed Chicago bypass

May 29, 2016 10:08 am Leave a comment

A second large railroad has told federal officials it isn't interested in a proposed $8 billion, 278-mile rail line from Indiana to Wisconsin aimed at relieving Chicago-area freight congestion.

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Patchwork of agencies intersect at railroad regulation

April 29, 2015 2:24 pm Leave a comment

Several tank cars sit in the Canadian Pacific Railway yard in Milwaukee on Wednesday. With more oil being transported from the Bakken region of North Dakota, Milwaukee officials are making a push to ensure safety along the tracks. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

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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Fall Creek Public Works employee killed when train strikes lawn tractor

April 11, 2015 1:57 pm Leave a comment

A man who was driving a lawn tractor has died after his machine was struck by a train in Fall Creek, near Eau Claire.

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Rail business grows with sand demand

July 14, 2014 4:11 pm Leave a comment

A train waits at a rail load-out operation in Wheeler about 15 miles from the Fairmount Minerals plant in Menomonie. Trucking sand to the load-out is still the most economical option, said Rich Budinger, Fairmount’s regional manager. (Photo by Alison Dirr, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism)

The boom in demand for Wisconsin’s sand used for hydraulic fracturing has prompted conflicts and safety concerns along with an increase in rail traffic moving the commodity to other states.

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