State AGs Urge US Supreme Court to Address Blocked Railroad Crossings

Eighteen states (not including North Dakota) want to limit the amount of time freight trains can block railroad crossings; they’ve pushed the issue to the U.S. Supreme Court and are hoping the court will accept the case. Increasingly, the freight industry is using longer trains resulting in more an longer blockages. The issue these blockages create for communities are matters of life and death — literally. Get the full story from Route Fifty. We don’t have toe explain why this matters in Minot.