(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 17, 2011.)
OREGON, Mo. — The northwest Missouri village of Big Lake is seeking an injunction against BNSF Railway and the Missouri Highways and Transportation commission, claiming the railroad’s raising of its lines in the village is contributing to flooding.
Village residents believe that the raised railroad creates a “bathtub effect” by trapping water, Big Lake attorney Creath Thorne said. Big Lake is also alleging that BNSF did not follow a city ordinance that requires anyone building in the village to conduct a hydraulic study to determine the construction’s effect on flood control, The St. Joseph News-Press reported Friday.
Full story: The Marion Star