EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: 2 Men Survive Pickup Crash With Train Near Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, ND (trfnews.i234.me) Two men survived a crash with a train near Grand Forks Thursday morning. We have an interview with the passenger, Richie Lorenzen. Richie Lorenzen, a passenger in a pickup truck that was hit by a train in Grand Forks. The driver, David Contreras, and Lorenzen both escaped with minor injuries. Lorenzen… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: 2 Men Survive Pickup Crash With Train Near Grand Forks

BREAKING NEWS: Pickup Hit By Train Near Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, ND (trfnews.i234.me) A pickup was hit by an Amtrak train at a crossing near Grand Forks Thursday morning. A Highway Patrolman tells TRF News it’s believed the 2 people in the pickup suffered minor injuries. • A train hit a pickup truck in Grand Forks County • The incident happened around 7:20 am… Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: Pickup Hit By Train Near Grand Forks

Soul Train animator dies at 82 – .

24 Leo D. Sullivan was a pioneering Black animator whose credits included the intro to “Soul Train.”  Leo D. Sullivan’s legacy  After getting his start in the late 1950s working on “Beany and Cecil,” Sullivan co-founded Vignette Films with former Disney animator Floyd Norman. They created cartoons about great Black Americans including George Washington Carver… Continue reading Soul Train animator dies at 82 – .

Greece Train Crash (2023)

At least 36 people died in a crash between a passenger train and a freight train in Greece on Tuesday, February 28. Dozens more were injured. The passenger train was traveling from Athens to Thessaloniki, and the crash occurred near the city of Larissa. This is a developing story. If more information becomes available, we… Continue reading Greece Train Crash (2023)

Pedestrian killed by train near Detroit Lakes on Monday morning

DETROIT LAKES — A pedestrian was struck and killed by a passing train near Detroit Lakes on Monday, according to a Becker County Sheriff’s Office news release. On Jan. 23 at 1:36 a.m., emergency dispatchers received a report of a pedestrian being struck and killed by an eastbound train, west of 230th Avenue, between Audubon… Continue reading Pedestrian killed by train near Detroit Lakes on Monday morning

CANADIAN PACIFIC HOLIDAY TRAIN RETURNS TO THE RAILS IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY FOOD BANKS AFTER TWO-YEAR HIATUS

CP Holiday Train

The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train is happy to be back for its 24th year, supporting food banks and food shelves across their network by raising money, food, and awareness for food insecurity issues. The CP Holiday Train will be in the area on Thursday, December 15. It will be in Mahnomen at 4:20 p.m.,… Continue reading CANADIAN PACIFIC HOLIDAY TRAIN RETURNS TO THE RAILS IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY FOOD BANKS AFTER TWO-YEAR HIATUS

Holiday Train to return Thursday In Thief River Falls

CP Holiday Train

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will return to Plummer and Thief River Falls on Thursday, Dec. 15. This is its first cross-continent tour in three years, following virtual concerts in the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. The train will again raise money, food, and awareness for local food banks in communities along the CP… Continue reading Holiday Train to return Thursday In Thief River Falls

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train coming back through area after two-year hiatus

CP Holiday Train

GLENWOOD, Minn. — Christmas flair and celebration has returned to the Canadian Pacific Railway, as the CP Holiday Train makes its way across the upper Midwest. The train has already arrived in Minnesota, having stopped in La Crescent on Dec. 7. It arrives in the Twin Cities area on Dec. 12, with its stop at… Continue reading Canadian Pacific Holiday Train coming back through area after two-year hiatus