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    April 15, 2019
    People gather near the Maria G. Monday, April 15, for the annual ceremony held for the first saltie of the year arriving in the Twin Ports. Steve Kuchera / Forum News Service
    Season’s first saltie lands in Duluth
    DULUTH — The St. Lawrence Seaway is celebrating its 60th year in 2019, and this is the second time in that span that the Maria G has made it...
    business/transportationApril 15, 2019 - 6:24pm
    April 9, 2019
    New ship ordered for Great Lakes
    The first U.S.-flag laker to be built this century was commissioned this week and figures to be completed by mid-2022. The new "river-class"...
    business/transportationApril 9, 2019 - 8:38pm
    March 18, 2019
    Landline, a bus service that will operate between the Duluth and Minneapolis-St. Paul airports, is scheduled to launch in June. (Image courtesy of Landline)
    Bus company to connect Duluth, Minneapolis airports for as little as $9
    A nonstop bus service between the Duluth and Minneapolis-St. Paul airports with one-way rates starting at $9 will be launched in June.
    business/transportationMarch 18, 2019 - 8:56am
    March 10, 2019
    A Siemens Charger SC-44 passenger locomotive used by Amtrak Midwest. This type of locomotive could be used on the Northern Lights Express between Duluth and the Twin Cities. Amtrak/Marc Glucksmanplay button
    Rail to Twin Cities intrigues Amtrak
    Amtrak’s flirtation with the proposed Northern Lights Express is intensifying. For the second time in roughly a month, Amtrak officials will...
    business/transportationMarch 10, 2019 - 5:00am
    January 30, 2019
    A portion of a long line of BNSF locomotives are lined up on a curved section of tracks Monday, May 9, 2016, north of the 12th Avenue North bridge over the tracks in Fargo. (Dave Wallis / Forum News Service)
    No need to torch the tracks: This is how BNSF keeps trains running in bitter cold
    FARGO — Commuter rail workers in Chicago have taken to setting tracks on fire to keep trains running smoothly, but on the frigid upper Great...
    business/transportationJanuary 30, 2019 - 9:26pm
    January 11, 2019
    The Tim S. Dool sits in dry dock near the William A. Irvin at Fraser Shipyards in Superior on Tuesday, Jan. 8. The 730-foot long Canadian freighter is owned by Algoma Central. Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com
    End in sight for shipping season
    Although the Great Lakes shipping season ends next week, work at shipyards is ramping up.
    business/transportationJanuary 11, 2019 - 9:40am
    January 7, 2019
    Some Great Lakes ports see continued uptick in cargo volumes
    Pointing to a strong economy driving demand for products – and in some cases, tariffs – some Great Lakes ports are reporting that 2018 saw an uptick in the cargo moving through their waters.
    business/transportationJanuary 7, 2019 - 3:18pm
    January 4, 2019
    The Livewire electric motorcycle will be Harley-Davidson's first electric vehicle. Submitted photoplay button
    Harley-Davidson to sell electric motorcycle
    FARGO — When motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson starts selling its first electric vehicle later this year, a dealership in Fargo will be among...
    business/transportationJanuary 4, 2019 - 9:20pm
    December 28, 2018
    County, towns swap roads for safety
    Douglas County and the towns of Solon Springs and Bennett are making a road swap – County Highway AA for Sjoberg and Wasko roads.
    business/transportationDecember 28, 2018 - 11:39am
    December 20, 2018
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    Analyst: Superior gas price drop likely result of price war
    The recent drop in gas prices across Superior likely was the result of a "good, old-fashioned price war," an industry analyst said Thursday....
    business/transportationDecember 20, 2018 - 12:28pm
    December 17, 2018
    The 656-foot long Federal Rhine enters the ship canal Saturday evening as it departs Duluth. The Federal Rhine is the final saltie to leave the Twin Ports this year. --- Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com
    Last saltie of 2018 departs from Duluth
    The last saltie of the 2018 shipping season departed Saturday evening from the Twin Ports. The Federal Rhine, whose home port is Bridgetown,...
    business/transportationDecember 17, 2018 - 8:41am
    December 14, 2018
    The Federal Rhine, pictured at the CHS grain elevator in Superior, will depart Saturday, marking the close of international traffic at the Port of Duluth-Superior. Paul Scinocca / Port of Duluth-Superior
    Last saltie departs Duluth on Saturday
    That’s it for international trade at the Port of Duluth-Superior this year. The Federal Rhine will be the last saltie to leave the harbor when...
    business/transportationDecember 14, 2018 - 8:08pm
    December 4, 2018
    USPS notes deadlines for military personnel holiday mail
    Thousands of men and women in the nation's military and diplomatic corps are serving abroad during the holidays. The Postal Service offers a reduced price of $17.40 on its largest Priority Mail Flat Rate Box for mail sent to APO/FPO/DPO destinations worldwide — a $1.50 discount...
    business/transportationDecember 4, 2018 - 8:05am
    WisDOT awards grants for transportation options
    The Challenge Center and North Country Independent Living in Superior are among 60 agencies that received almost $6.3 million in state and federal grants to support transportation options for seniors and people with disabilities. The grants are provided to public entities and private...
    business/transportationDecember 4, 2018 - 8:04am
    November 30, 2018
    Blatnik's Superior-bound lanes to close daily starting Monday
    The project will require one of the Superior-bound lanes to close daily from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
    business/transportationNovember 30, 2018 - 1:54pm
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