March 29, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, Lawsuit, Oil Train
(Source: Seattle Times, March 27, 2023) BNSF intentionally violated the terms of an easement agreement with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community when the railway company ran 100-car trains carrying crude oil over the reservation, a federal judge ruled Monday. The...
March 29, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Hill, March 28, 2023) Norfolk Southern hired the Klein/Johnson Group to lobby on rail and surface transportation issues. The move comes as Congress considers legislation to improve railroad safety regulations. Full story: The Hill
March 29, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, March 27, 2023) No one was injured when a runaway Union Pacific ore train derailed at the bottom of Cima Hill, east of Barstow, Calif., on Monday. Full story: Railfan & Railroad Magazine
March 29, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 28, 2023) Union Pacific reopened its Cima Subdivision today less than 26 hours after part of an iron ore train ran away and derailed on the 2.2% Cima Hill grade near Kelso. Trains Magazine reported that: “The train separated between the...
March 29, 2023 | CP, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, March 28, 2023) The cold weather in North Dakota kept chemicals that spilled from a derailed Canadian Pacific train from spreading very far, authorities said. Full story: Associated Press
