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Does extreme heat cause train derailments? A Virginia railroad expert weighs in.

  • Nathaniel Cline

After a freight train derailed in Richmond earlier this month, questions have emerged about what caused the crash and whether the extreme heat played a role. Excluding the July train accident in Richmond, Virginia has recorded four derailments, all at speeds under 9 mph, since January, Federal Railroad Administration data shows. The incidents reflect the […]

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Proposed North Dakota pig iron plant to turn Minnesota mine waste into steel, a first for US 

  • Peyton Haug

This is the first in a two-part series about North Dakota projects that would process Minnesota mining materials. Coming tomorrow, read about a potential nickel processing facility. CALUMET, Minn. – Enormous piles of iron-rich waste sitting dormant in Minnesota are about to see movement for the first time in decades, soon heading hundreds of miles […]