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Crash rates are 4% higher on Thanksgiving than on a regular day.

According to statistics from the Federal Railroad Administration: in 2011, 214 people were killed and 849 seriously injured in 1394 highway-rail grade crossing collisions (combined public and private crossings).

Approximately every two hours, either a vehicle or a pedestrian is struck by a train in the U.S., an average of 12 incidents each day.

The MN Highway 23 Coalition is a public-private partnership that has accessed over $250 million in funding to improve over 45 miles of Highway 23 in Central Minnesota. The next priority is the northern section between Foley and Mora, but […]

A typical 100-car freight train weighs the same as 4,000 automobiles combined.

When a vehicle-train collision occurs, it is equivalent to a car crushing a soda can.

Deer-vehicle collisions cause around 59,000 human injuries each year.

Deer-vehicle collisions are responsible for around 440 human deaths annually.

The East Central Regional Development Commission (ECRDC) has a vacancy on the Commission Board for a Public Interest Representative from Chisago County.  According to State Law, and the ECRDC Bylaws, a person representing the general public interest of the county […]

On average, more people die in highway-rail crashes than in commercial airline crashes each year.