transportation

This motorcycle was in Hormel's booth at Pork Congress. It is the world's first bacon-fueled motorcycle. It has a three-cylinder 800 cc engine that runs on 100 percent Black Label bacon biodiesel. Most of the biodiesel that is blended in diesel fuel in Minnesota is made from soybean oil...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation issued a news release today announcing a public meeting will be held in Cannon Falls to learn about a project to repair and improve the Highway 52 interchange at Goodhue County Road 24. The informational meeting takes place January 19 from 5-6PM in the Cannon Falls City Council chambers, 918 River Road...

The Steele County Historical Society’s Jerry Ganfield shares the history of the Village of Rice Lake. In the 1850s, it was just east of the entrance to Rice Lake State Park and was a major stop on the stagecoach route from Rochester to Owatonna...

My wife and I spent a few a few days in Duluth this past weekend and in my blog on Wednesday I mentioned that we took a short trip on the North Shore Scenic Railroad’s Pumpkin Patch Express. When the train arrived back at the Duluth Depot we went inside and visited the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, which is home to several steam, diesel and electric locomotives, passenger cars, freight cars, dini

The recent flooding in Rice County did cause some problems on roads, but Highway Engineer Dennis Luebbe told the County Board of Commissioners earlier this week there doesn't appear to be too much damage. Luebbe will discuss road closures that still exist and we will get a lesson on highway maintenance...

It was a race between the Minneapolis and Winona rail lines. Which would get to Owatonna first and claim right-of-way? The Steele County Historical Society’s Daniel Moeckly shares the excitement of the rail lines coming to Owatonna and how the improved transportation options benefited the city...

If you travel back and forth to the Twin Cities like I do a lot, you have no doubt wanted to use the MnPass lanes to avoid traffic because they are moving faster. Now using the lanes when the signs say open or o...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation says there will be a closure of HIghway 52 between Hampton and Cannon Falls beginning Friday. The closure will occur in both directions beginning at 9PM Friday until 5AM Monday, according to the Dakota County Transportation Department...

Interstate 35 motorists will encounter lane closures and possible traffic backups south of Faribault starting on Monday, August 8, while crews complete a bridge painting project, according to MnDOT. They are going to be working on the bridge that takes Rice County Road 48 traffic from Faribault to southbound I-35...

Rice County highway engineer Dennis Luebbe went before the Rice County Board of Commissioners during a work session today asking for approval of the transfer of a road to Wheeling Township. Luebbe told commissioners the county highway department is in charge of maintaining a 431-mile system - 282 miles are state aid routes, and 149 miles are county roads...