TRAIN
The train always wins...
A couple of weeks ago I saw a young man in his vehicle hurry to beat the train that crosses 18th Street North at 12th Avenue North. The train wasn't moving too quickly, but it still was plenty dangero...
Posted on 5/14/13 at 9:51 PM
Jason Aldean brings his chart toppers to the Alerus Center March 23
Fresh off its biggest concert in the arena's history, the Alerus Center brings yet another big name in country music to Grand Forks. Jason Aldean will fill the Alerus with chart topping tunes on Marc...
Posted on 3/13/13 at 9:24 AM
Train wreck: UND professor makes new waves with book about rail disasters
University of North Dakota Professor George Bibel has done it again--his latest popular book is about train crashes and follows his Beyond the Black Box, a well-received book about airplane crashes....
Posted on 11/2/12 at 10:59 AM
"The Least of These" Are Great Indeed
Wisdom comes from the strangest places. I have just finished reading my latest novel, The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper, which is admittedly a children's book that the Toddler and I enjoyed...
Posted on 10/3/12 at 3:33 PM
Up the Mountain
I had a decision to make. After the small-town experiences in Henan province, was I going to travel north to sight-see the Longmen Caves? There, centuries ago, Buddhist monks decorated hundreds of cav...
Posted on 8/11/12 at 8:36 AM
Derailment closes some streets in Moorhead; no injuries 
A couple of blocks in Moorhead are closed after a train carrying corn went off the tracks
By Anne Williams , March 19, 2012
Semi driver recovering after vehicle was hit by train in Montana 
The driver of a semi-trailer that was struck by a freight train in northeastern Montana was recovering at a Billings hospital Wednesday while Burlington Northern Santa Fe crews braved below-zero wind chills as they worked to reopen the main line across northern Montana.
By Associated Press , January 18, 2012
Train derails near Kensal, N.D., no injuries reported 
No one was injured in a train derailment in Foster County Saturday morning. The Canadian Pacific Railway train was pulling around 90 cars and 25 derailed along with two locomotives.
By Ben Rodgers , August 06, 2011
Traffic moving again after West Fargo train derailment 
UPDATED 5:25 P.M.Traffic is moving again after a train derailment in West Fargo forced the closing of several streets in the Fargo area.
By The Forum , December 17, 2010
Man injured in Northwood car-train crash 
A man was injured in a car-train collision this evening in Northwood, N.D.
According to Police Chief Stan Baker, a Northwood man, driving east on Washington Avenue - the main east-west street downtown - collided with a northbound, slow-moving freight train about 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
By Stephen J. Lee , December 02, 2010
Pickup hits Amtrak passenger train 
Two hunters from Wisconsin drove into the side of a westbound Amtrak locomotive pulling a passenger train just before dawn Tuesday morning near Knox, N.D., in Benson County.
By Stephen J. Lee , October 12, 2010
Man remains in critical condition after Minnesota train-truck collision 
A Minnesota man remained in critical condition Friday afternoon after he was injured in a Thursday morning train-truck collision near Fisher, Minn.
By Ryan Johnson , October 08, 2010
Beet truck driver critically hurt in crash with train near Fisher 
By Herald Staff Report , October 07, 2010
Derailed train spills canola oil in Mahnomen, cleanup continues 
September 21, 2010
BNSF worker killed on rail line is identified 
Authorities are identifying the Burlington Northern Sante Fe rail employee who was struck and killed by a train on the Northstar Commuter Rail Line.
By Associated Press , September 01, 2010
Crews hope to change how people interact with trains 
By Pippi Mayfield , August 26, 2010
Study says improving rail crossings may quiet trains 
Two streets will no longer cross the train tracks in north Grand Forks under a proposed plan to quiet train horns in the area.
May 26, 2010
AROUND NORTH DAKOTA: Train hits abandoned car ... Suspect ruled competent ... Man loses murder for hire appeal ... more 
Burlington Northern Santa Fe train crashed into an abandoned vehicle at a railroad crossing east of Richardton. The North Dakota Highway Patrol said Patricia Olson, 33, Hebron, had been drinking early Friday and left her vehicle at the crossing. The train came by a short time later and hit the car, pushing it off the tracks.
By Associated Press/Forum Communications , April 03, 2010
Grammy-winning Train at Shooting Star May 28 
Double-platinum selling artists Train, a three-piece band from San Francisco with current hit "Hey Soul Sister" topping the charts, will perform May 28 at Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, Minn.
By Paulette Tobin , March 29, 2010
AROUND NORTH DAKOTA: No Minot base air show ... Career counselor training ... Preparing for ash borers ... more 
There will be no air show this year at Minot Air Force Base — in large part because the base is busy. Base spokeswoman Laurie Arellano said there are several projected deployments for the 5th Bomb Wing units. She said there also are some scheduling conflicts with major aerial demonstration acts.
By Associated Press , March 22, 2010
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