The Ranier rail bridge over the Rainy River is safe, based on assurance provided by the Federal Rail Administration to U.S. Sen. Al Franken’s office. Marc Kimball, a spokesman for Franken, ...

(AP) — A century-old rail lift bridge near the U.S.-Canada border northeast of Fort Frances, Ontario, has collapsed, and it's unclear when water traffic will resume along the Rainy River.

As a Canadian National Railway train sounded its horn and idled on a lift bridge spanning Fort Frances and Ranier, Congressman Rick Nolan last Wednesday pledged to initiate talks ...