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Trial Begins Against BNSF Railway Over Asbestos Exposure Deaths

Trial in Libby, Montana against BNSF Railway for asbestos exposure-related lung cancer deaths and ongoing legal battles.

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Follow the law on arbitration for Chicago police accused of serious misconduct

If City Council members don’t like the law, they should try changing it.

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Metra passengers left high and dry waiting for special New Year’s Eve train that departed early

The 1:15 a.m. train scheduled to leave Chicago Union Station left 20 minutes early following what Metra said was a miscommunication with BNSF and the crew. It forced dozens to order ride-hail cars that cost upward of $100.

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Railroad operations resume after 5-day closure in 2 Texas border towns

The federal government on Friday reopened railroad crossings in two Texas border towns, five days after the shuttering of rail operations there disrupted trade and caused outrage

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Two railroad crossings are temporarily closed in Texas. Will there be a significant impact on trade?

The federal government has closed railroad crossings in two Texas border towns, raising concerns about the potential impact on cross-border trade

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Wildlife conservation groups sue over lack of plan for railroad to reduce grizzly deaths in Montana

Two wildlife conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against BNSF Railway over delays in finalizing a plan to reduce the number of federally protected grizzly bears that are killed by trains in northwestern Montana and northern Idaho

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Investigators focus on railway inspection practices after fatal Colorado train derailment

Federal officials say their investigation into a Colorado coal train derailment that killed a truck driver and shut down a major highway is focused on whether inspection and maintenance practices at BNSF Railway contributed to the accident

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Metra to feature holiday trains on 5 lines this season

Tickets for Metra’s holiday trains can be purchased online for $5 beginning Wednesday and are expected to sell out.

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Stretch of I-25 to remain closed for days as debris from train derailment is cleared

The main north-south highway in Colorado is expected to remain closed several more days as work crews clear debris after a weekend train derailment

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Video: Train Crashes, Derails After Hitting Semi-Truck Stuck On Crossing

There were no injuries.

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Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation

Lawyers and unions representing rail workers say there is a clear pattern across the industry of railroads retaliating against workers who report safety violations or injuries on the job

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Montana clinic files for bankruptcy following $6 million judgment over false asbestos claims

A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination has filed for bankruptcy after a judge ordered it to pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages for submitting hundreds of false asbestos claims

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Missouri budgets $50M for railroad crossings in response to fatal 2022 Amtrak derailment

Missouri plans to spend $50 million on railroad crossing improvements in response to a 2022 fatal Amtrak derailment

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Poorly designed crossing contributed to fatal 2022 Missouri Amtrak derailment, officials say

Federal investigators said a dump truck driver in rural Missouri last year may have never seen an oncoming Amtrak train before it was too late

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BNSF train engineers offered paid sick time and better schedules in new deal

Roughly 7,500 BNSF train engineers may get up to eight days of paid sick time and more predictable schedules if they approve a deal with the railroad announced Tuesday

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Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems

The NTSB is renewing its calls for major freight railroads to equip every locomotive with automated track inspection devices that it believes could have prevented a 2021 train derailment that killed three people in Montana

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Judge orders Montana health clinic to pay nearly $6 million over false asbestos claims

A judge has ruled that a health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination must pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages after submitting hundreds of false asbestos claims

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Train derailment in northern Montana spills freight, but hazmat car safe

A train derailment in northern Montana spilled freight and left 25 cars tangled up along a major east-west railroad corridor

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Health clinic in Montana Superfund town faces penalties for false asbestos claims

A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination faces millions of dollars in penalties after a jury found it submitted 337 false asbestos claims to the U.S. government

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Railroad says Superfund town's health clinic submitted false medical claims

A major railroad company is trying to convince a federal jury that a Montana clinic submitted hundreds of asbestos claims for people who weren’t sick and bilked taxpayer funds

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Federal board sides with Navajo coal company, says BNSF Railway must ship to Canadian port

A federal board has ordered BNSF Railway to transport at least 4.2 million tons of coal from a Montana mine to a port in Canada this year

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Railroad industry sues to block new locomotive pollution rules in California

The railroad industry has sued to block new environmental rules in California

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Metra dreams big for Rock Island line’s future, but money’s an issue

As COVID funds are set to expire, Metra seeks ways to keep services attractive to a ridership increasingly different from the 9-to-5 Loop commuters that once formed its base.

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