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SAN ANTONIO, NM – A BNSF train derailed about 9 miles south of San Antonio in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge on July 27, 2010. The derailment occurred at the southern end of the refuge about 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning.

Twisted wreckage of BNSF train derailment near San Antonio, NM on July 27, 2010.

San Antonio is in Socorro County New Mexico in the central part of the state about 11 miles south of Socorro, about 87 miles southwest of Albuquerque, about 149 miles southwest of Santa Fe, about 154 miles northwest of Roswell, about 122 miles northwest of Alamogordo, about 137 miles south of Las Cruces and about 268 miles southeast of Farmington. ... Read More

HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS – Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP, nationwide FELA lawyers, represent a 30 year old railroad employee who was working as an equipment operator at BNSF Railway’s Cicero Yard in Cicero, Illinois. On April 25, 2010, the plaintiff was operating a tractor in order to move a chassis in the yard. When the plaintiff approached the chassis that was to be moved, the dolly legs on the chassis were not raised high enough, which prevented the tractor and the chassis from properly lining up. When the plaintiff attempted to get the tractor under the chassis, the impact caused the plaintiff to be injured.

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FORT BENTON, MT – Five cars from a BNSF train derailed west of Fort Benton, MT on Friday, July 9, 2010 at about 1:30 p.m., spilling about 50 tons of grain. The train was only going less than 5 mph when the cars left the tracks.

Toppled grain cars lie on their sides in a BNSF train derailment near Fort Benton, MT

Fort Benton is in Chouteau County, Montana in the north-central part of the state, about 41 miles northeast of Great Falls, about 131 miles northeast of Helena, about 206 miles northeast of Missoula, about 225 miles northwest of Billings, about 217 miles north of Bozeman and about 196 miles northeast of Butte. ... Read More

APPLE CREEK, ND – On Saturday, July 10, 2010 a BNSF train derailed in North Dakota spilling tons of coal along the banks of Apple Creek.

Thirty one freight cars derail from an eastbound BNSF train near Apple Creek, ND

Apple Creek is in Burleigh County, North Dakota in the central part of the state about 10 miles southeast of Bismarck, about 15 miles southeast of Mandan, about 187 miles west of Fargo, about 246 miles southwest of Grand Forks and about 119 miles southeast of Minot. ... Read More

SUGAR CREEK, MO – It was around 1:00 am Saturday morning, July 3, when a witness reported a train derailment in Sugar Creek, Missouri. Seventeen cars derailed and six cars overturned. One car that carried a chemical called Toluene was ignited which caused the rail car to explode.

BNSF train stopped on the tracks along the highway after 17 cars derailed in Sugar Creek, MO

Fiery inferno following an explosion after 17 car BNSF train derailment in Sugar Creek, MO

“The tank was filled with animal fat,” said Police Chief, Herb Soule. ... Read More

HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS – Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP, FELA lawyers, represent a 36 year old machine operator from Guing, Nebraska, who was working near or around Bovina, Texas when he sustained multiple injuries due to the negligence of BNSF Railway Company. The incident occurred on October 7, 2007,

BNSF Railway Company is being sued by Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP, under The Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) which establishes a railroad’s legal responsibilities to its employees for work-related injuries and diseases due to railroad fault.

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ENID, OK — A train belonging to Farm Rail Company derailed on the BNSF railway closing three intersections this morning in Enid, OK. The incident occurred at about 10:20 a.m.involving three cars that derailed along Johnson Avenue, closing the crossings at Broadway, Elm and Randolph avenues.

The rail cars were cleared from BNSF Railway tracks and three crossings were reopened about 2:40 p.m. today, police Lt. Eric Holtzclaw said. ... Read More

THERMOPOLIS, WY – According to railroad officials, a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) train derailed on May 12, 2010 around 12:30 p.m. The derailment occurred along a 50-foot embankment alongside the Wind River about five miles south of Thermopolis at the north end of the Wind River Canyon.

One BNSF locomotive lies partly in the river while another lies on its side halfway down the embankment of the Wind River after the derailment on May 12, 2010 just south of Thermopolis, WY.

According to BNSF spokesman, Gus Melonas, the train originated in Laurel, MT. It was destined for Denver, CO when the derailment occurred. ... Read More

Union Pacific Railroad

OMAHA, NE -  An agreement was struck between the Federal government and the Union Pacific railroad over a 2004 train derailment near San Antonio, Texas in Southwest Bexar County.

The company agreed to pay $581,855 to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for that agency’s response to the incident that released 60 tons of chlorine gas.

The deal was formalized in a lawsuit the Justice Department filed on Friday, April 2, 2010.

On June 28, 2004, a 123-car Burlington Northern-Santa Fe (BNSF) train was struck from behind by a 74-car Union Pacific (UP) train in Macdona, southwest of San Antonio. Chlorine gas spread to nearby homes from a punctured tank car on the UP train.

In the incident, the UP freight train was traveling westbound about 45 mph when it struck the side of a freight car of an eastbound BNSF Company train.  ... Read More

SWEDEBORG, MO — On April 6, 2010, a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train derailed around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, forcing the evacuation of Pulaski County elementary school children. The train derailment occurred in Swedeborg near the intersection of Highway T and Missouri Route 133.

Troop I of the Missouri Highway Patrol reported that 15 cars were off the tracks and that 8 of those were on their sides. ... Read More