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Transportation

Amtrak bringing in replacement rail cars, will resume Borealis train service

Amtrak bringing in replacement rail cars, will resume Borealis train service

Amtrak says train service on its Borealis passenger rail line between St. Paul to Chicago will resume in part on Thursday, and in full on Friday, after being temporarily replaced with buses.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Amtrak suspends Borealis passenger rail service, citing corrosion issues on cars

Amtrak suspends Borealis passenger rail service, citing corrosion issues on cars

Amtrak's Borealis passenger rail service between St. Paul and Chicago was canceled on Wednesday, after Amtrak found a problem with the rail cars. Service is being replaced by buses.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Pilot and 2 children survive a night on airplane wing after crashing into Alaska lake

Pilot and 2 children survive a night on airplane wing after crashing into Alaska lake

A pilot and two girls survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed and was partially submerged in an icy Alaska lake, then were rescued after being spotted by a good Samaritan.
by The Associated Press

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Fire shuts down London’s Heathrow Airport, disrupting travel for hundreds of thousands

Fire shuts down London’s Heathrow Airport, disrupting travel for hundreds of thousands

A large fire near London’s Heathrow Airport knocked out power to Europe’s busiest flight hub and forced it to shut all day. That is disrupting global travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers Friday. 
by The Associated Press

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Delta plane that crash-landed in Toronto last month showed high rate of descent, initial report says

Delta plane that crash-landed in Toronto last month showed high rate of descent, initial report says

A preliminary report into why a Delta Air Lines jet coming from Minneapolis burst into flames and flipped upside down as it tried to land in Toronto has been released.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Propane leak prompts highway closure, evacuations in Rosemount

Propane leak prompts highway closure, evacuations in Rosemount

A propane leak in Rosemount on Wednesday caused an hourslong shutdown of busy U.S. Highway 52, and led to two families being evacuated from their homes. The leak was traced to a pipeline owned by the nearby Flint Hills Refinery.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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From bridges to water pipes, federal funding bill cuts hundreds of millions for projects across Minnesota

From bridges to water pipes, federal funding bill cuts hundreds of millions for projects across Minnesota

The continuing budget resolution signed by President Donald Trump Saturday ended the threat of a government shutdown; it also cut hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for local projects across Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker

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Difficult driving, schools closed as heavy snow falls in parts of southern Minnesota

Difficult driving, schools closed as heavy snow falls in parts of southern Minnesota

A spring storm is forecast to bring blizzard conditions to a swath of southern Minnesota on Wednesday — and ahead of that, some school districts are canceling classes or moving to online learning.
by Andrew Krueger, Phil Picardi and Lukas Levin

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